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Gellius, Aulus
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gellius, Aulus
- Noctium atticarum libri undeviginti. (Venice): Aldus, (September 1515)
- Paper
8vo (160 x 94mm.), woodcut Aldine device on title-page and final verso, text in italics, with blank leaf DD8, nineteenth-century brown morocco elaborately tooled in gilt and blind in period style, edges gilt and gauffered to a knotwork design, occasional light staining, lower board slightly warped
Literature
Aldo Manuzio Tipografo 133.8; Cataldi Palau 9; Censimento 16 CNCE 20605; Renouard 73/9; Texas 125; UCLA 138
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 first Aldine edition of Aulus Gellius, edited by Gian Battista Egnazio (1478-1553), who shouldered the editorial burden of the press in the months following the death of Aldus and enabled it to continue with business as usual.
This copy has the text in the first state, with "duerniorem" misspelt in the colophon and quire S incorrectly imposed.