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Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- Secundo volumine haec continentur. M.T.C. de natura Deorum libri III. De divinatione libri II. De Fato liber I... (Venice): Aldus, (August 1523)
- Paper
8vo (163 x 98mm.), woodcut Aldine device on title-page and final verso (otherwise blank), with blank leaf B2, CONTEMPORARY VENETIAN RED MOROCCO lettered in gilt on upper cover "M.T.C. DE PHILO / SOPHIAE II", panel composed of blind and gilt fillets, spine decorated in blind and lettered vertically, blue patterned edges, four new red leather ties across foredge, stubs of ties at head and foot of covers, title-leaf slightly soiled with a few small wormholes, x1 torn and soiled in upper margin with slight loss, D1 becoming loose, final leaf repaired at head, joints repaired with new endpapers, spine repaired at head and foot, binding somewhat rubbed
Provenance
Bibliotheca Pont. Athenaei ... [de?] Propaganda Fide, purple ink stamp on n6
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 12220 (both volumes); Renouard 97/5; Texas 203; UCLA 225
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
The style of the binding is very similar to those of Andrea di Lorenzo, formerly known as the "Mendoza" binder, who was active in Venice from c. 1518 to c. 1555; "the majority of simple retail bindings from this shop cover Aldine imprints and date from c. 1518/19-1534" (Henry Davis Gift, p.322). Davis Gift 262 is a "Mendoza" binding on the same text. The decoration is composed of gilt and blind fillets, which is characteristic of Andrea di Lorenzo, and the lettering has the same distinctive triangular dots.