- 73
Budé, Guillaume
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- De asse. (Venice: in the house of Aldus and Andrea Torresani, September 1522)
- Paper
4to (197 x 128mm.), text in italics, woodcut Aldine device on title-page, eighteenth-century red-painted vellum, rebacked in blind-tooled German calf with royal monogram in top compartment, occasional light staining, joints splitting at head
Provenance
Royal Library, Berlin, stamp on verso of title-page (duplicates sold in 1851); [Sir Edward Sullivan, sale, 19 May 1890, lot 118, 2s., to Ridler, described as "half morocco"]; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Cataldi Palau 80; Censimento 16 CNCE 7797; Renouard 94/3; Texas 191; UCLA 212
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
This is the first Aldine edition, which has a preface from Gian Francesco Torresani to Jean Grolier, who had sent the text to him for publication. It had previously appeared in Paris in 1514, but Torresani decided to move the printed marginalia to the end of the volume to leave the margins clear for annotations by the reader.