Theocritus

2 parts in one volume, 8vo (164 x 106mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page and on final verso, woodcut headpieces, eighteenth-century English red straight-grained morocco gilt (by Roger Payne, according to note on flyleaf), Cracherode arms gilt in covers, gilt edges, light foxing at beginning and end, extremities very slightly rubbed

Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode (1730-1799), arms on binding (stamp 3) and his monogram CMC on flyleaf (though his date of acquisition has been erased); Stephen Weston, stamp on flyleaf and initials SW, sale, Sotheby's, 7 May 1830, lot 1056; "bought of Priestly, who bought it in St. Weston's sale (a fine copy)", pencil note by William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899

Censimento 16 CNCE 32693

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."

Theocritus had been printed in Greek by Aldus (1495) and Giunta (1515), but this is the first edition to contain the scholia. It is the second Greek book to be printed in Rome, after Callierges' Pindar (1515).