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Euripides
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Tragoediae septemdecim, ex quib. quaedam habent commentaria. (Venice: Aldus Manutius, February 1503)
- Paper
2 volumes, 8vo (160 x 93mm.), woodcut printer's device on final verso of volume 2 (otherwise blank), with all blank leaves, nineteenth-century calf by C. Hering (with his ticket), orange marbled edges, each volume with an additional engraved portrait of Euripides (by Harriet Cheney after a bust belonging to Ralph Carr) bound opposite the title-page, lacking final leaf of volume 1 (containing device only), upper cover of volume 2 detached, spine of volume 2 chipped
Provenance
Pavlos [Paul] Klosas [?], sakellarios of Crete, inscription in Greek on the second title page dated 4 December 1720 ("I bought this book from the sons of the former teacher Michalis [Michael] Archoparis"); Bibliotheca Passionea, stamp on first title-page; [Sir Edward Sullivan, sale, Sotheby's, 19 May 1890, lot 152 ("calf"), 1s., to Ridler]; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899 and his notes on flyleaf of volume 2
Literature
Aldo Manuzio tipografo 71; Censimento 16 CNCE 18373; Renouard 43/10; Texas 70-71; UCLA 69
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
EDITIO PRINCEPS of the plays of Euripides, containing eighteen plays instead of the seventeen announced on the title-page; Herakles was added to the end of the second volume.