- 102
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Epistolae ad familiares. [Venice: Vindelinus de Spira], 1471
- Paper
Chancery folio (305 x 206mm.), 135 leaves (of 137, without initial and final blanks), [a12 b-i10 k12-1 l-m10 n8 o6], 41 lines, roman type, first page with white vine stem decoration and illumination in a pastiche of a contemporary style, arms at foot within a laurel wreath with the initials AK, 2- to 6-line initials in red or blue with printed guides, early manuscript headlines (some shaved), early annotations, early nineteenth-century straight-grained red morocco gilt by Charles Lewis, decoration on first leaf trimmed at head and foot, first leaf repaired in gutter, cut close at head, a few marginal paper repairs, small tear to [p]7 from corrosive ink, occasional light staining, extremities slightly rubbed
Provenance
[?Capello, arms on first page, according to Syston Park catalogue]; Henry Drury (1778-1841), of Harrow, inscription on flyleaf dated 1820, "compactore [binder] C. Lewis", sale, Evans, 19 February 1827, lot 1198, £5-15-6, to Payne; Payne and Foss 1828, pencil inscription on flyleaf by; Sir John Hayford Thorold, Syston Park bookplate, sale, 15 December 1884, lot 530, £3-17-6; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Goff C509; H 5167; BMC v 158; BSB-Ink C-326; GW 6807; Grosjean & O'Connoll 41
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
ISTC records 21 copies, including this one. This copy has the setting of the heading at the start of the text as FA-|MILIARUM rather than FAMILIA-|RUM. This is the fourth edition of Cicero's letters to be printed by the de Spira press, two by Johannes, and two by Vindelinus. Neither of Vindelinus's editions mention his name in the colophon.