Camozzi, Giovanni Battista

folio (300 x 205mm.), text in Greek, woodcut Aldine device on title-page and final verso (otherwise blank), woodcut initial, woodcut illustrations, eighteenth-century red morocco gilt, spine gilt in compartments, lacking A2-7 and quire B⁶, C2_8 transposed, small paper repair to last leaf of text, leaf with device slightly torn (not affecting device)

Earl of Sunderland, removed from Blenheim Palace, without bookplate but with shelfmarks on flyleaf, sale, Puttick and Simpson, December 1881, lot 2322, £3-3s, J. Rimell; Sir Edward Sullivan (without his bookplate), sale, Sotheby's, 19 May 1890, lot 120 (extract from sale catalogue pasted to inside front cover), 10s, to Ridler, with his price code "s/"; £1-5-0, price in pencil on flyleaf; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899

Cataldi Palau 179; Censimento 16 CNCE 8745; Renouard 147/2 ("volume rare et peu connu"); UCLA 1038; not in Texas

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."

Camozzi, a professor of rhetoric in Bologna, wrote his commentary in Greek rather than Latin, though his preface to Cosimo de' Medici (not present in this copy) was indeed in Latin. Camozzi also edited the Aldus-Torresani edition of Aristotle in Greek (1551-1553).