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Aeschylus
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Aeschylus
- Tragoediae sex. (Venice: Aldus Manutius and Andrea Torresani, February 1518), woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso
- Paper
OPPIANUS. De piscibus libri V... de venatione libri IIII... De piscibus Laurentio Lippio interprete libri V. [Venice]: Aldus, [1517], woodcut printer's device on title-page, lacking third part (quires o-x8), title leaf repaired in outer margin with slight loss to text on verso
2 works in one volume, 8vo (168 x 103mm.), Oppianus bound first, eighteenth-century painted calf, spine gilt in compartments, blue edges, stubs of four pairs of ties (two on foredge, one each at head and tail), a few deckle edges, some annotations in Oppianus and in Greek on inside of lower cover, top half of upper joint broken, spine chipped at foot
2 works in one volume, 8vo (168 x 103mm.), Oppianus bound first, eighteenth-century painted calf, spine gilt in compartments, blue edges, stubs of four pairs of ties (two on foredge, one each at head and tail), a few deckle edges, some annotations in Oppianus and in Greek on inside of lower cover, top half of upper joint broken, spine chipped at foot
Provenance
Ex bibliotheca Strothii, bought at public auction in Gotha in June 1786 by Augustus Borheck, inscription on title-page of Oppian. Friedrich Andreas Stroth (1750-1785) was a classical scholar and director of the Gymnasium in Gotha. August Christian Borheck (1751-1816) was a philologist and historian who taught at the University of Duisberg.
Literature
Aeschylus: Censimento 16 CNCE 328; Renouard 85/9; Texas 157; UCLA 164; Cataldi Palau, Gian Francesco d'Asola, 33; Gruys, The Early Printed Editions of Aeschylus (1981), 1
Oppianus: Censimento 16 CNCE 37566; Renouard 81/5; Texas 146; UCLA 160; Cataldi Palau 31
Oppianus: Censimento 16 CNCE 37566; Renouard 81/5; Texas 146; UCLA 160; Cataldi Palau 31
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A TALL COPY OF THE EDITIO PRINCEPS of the plays of Aeschylus, edited by Gian Francesco Torresani, although two of the plays were conflated and it was only in the 1557 Estienne edition (see lot 2) that they were correctly set out.