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Aelianus, Tacticus
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- The Tactiks of Aelian Or Art of Embattailing an Army after ye Grecian Manner Englished & Illustrated w[i]th Figures throughout & Notes upon ye Chapters ... by J[ohn]. B[ingham]. London: [printed at Eliot's Court Press] for Laurence Lisle & are to be sold at his shoppe at ye signe of the Tigers head in Paules Churche yard, 1616
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Small folio (11 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.; 300 x 194 mm). Engraved architectural title by Aegius Gelius of Woudrichem in Holland, 42 (of 50) mostly folding engraved plates of various sizes, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials; title soiled, some marginal soiling and spotting, small inkspot and consequent erosion in fore-margin of first three quires, marginal tear in leaf I6 mended without loss, a few clean tears in plates neatly mended, dampstain in upper outer corner of a few leaves near the end. Contemporary blind-ruled calf, edges sprinkled red; rebacked, endpapers renewed, corners mended.
Provenance
Thomas Morton (contemporary signature in upper margin of dedication page) — Arthur Dillon of Ditchley Park (engraved armorial bookplate). acquisition: Bent Juel-Jensen, 2007
Literature
STC 161.5; ESTC S106816
Condition
title soiled, some marginal soiling and spotting, small inkspot and consequent erosion in fore-margin of first three quires, marginal tear in leaf I6 mended without loss, a few clean tears in plates neatly mended, dampstain in upper outer corner of a few leaves near the end. Contemporary blind-ruled calf; rebacked, corners mended.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A handbook of Macedonian drill and tactics as practiced by the Hellenistic successors of Alexander the Great. Aelian provides a critical account of preceding works on the art of war and full technical details in matters of drill, of the highest value to sixteenth-century armies.