Valerius Maximus, Gaius

8vo (160 x 98mm.), woodcut Aldine device on title-page and beneath colophon, text in italics, sixteenth-century Italian black morocco tooled in blind (possibly an old remboitage), spine in compartments tooled in blind, red edges, rebacked retaining original spine, new endpapers, lacking four pairs of ties

erased early inscriptions on title-page; Libreria Antiquaria Mediolanum, booklabel

Aldo Manuzio Tipografo 67; Censimento 16 CNCE 36147, variant B; Renouard 36/10; UCLA 65 (with 212 leaves)

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."

This copy has 12 leaves in quire A, not 8 as announced in the register and as found in some copies. The quire was reprinted by Aldus soon after initial publication in order to include 24 exempla from a manuscript recently supplied to him from Vienna by Cuspiniano, to whom Aldus addresses a second preface, dated April 1503.