Lot 56
  • 56

Aristotle

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Duodecim libri Metaphisice [edited by Johannes Peyligk]. Leipzig: Martin Landsberg, 1503, woodcut printer's device beneath colophon, E1 torn and repaired
  • Paper
De celo & mundo libri quatuor. Leipzig: Melchior Lotter, 7 March 1504, with final blank
THOMAS AQUINAS. Logica. Leipzig: Martin Landsberg, 1505, with final blank, woodcut printer's device beneath colophon, quire C misbound

3 works in one volume, folio (307 x 210mm.), contemporary German half stamped pigskin over wooden boards (probably a Hildesheim binding), 2 clasps, later morocco lettering-pieces, numerous deckle edges, extensively annotated with some interleaving in the first work, binding slightly wormed and rubbed

Provenance

Benedictine monastery of St Godehard, Hildesheim, erased inscriptions

Literature

VD16 A3489 (listing 2 copies only, USTC lists 4), A3377 & ZV 20392; IA 107.700 & 107.716; 2nd work: Zinner 838

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.
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Catalogue Note

EXTENSIVELY ANNOTATED BY A CONTEMPORARY HAND. The blank leaves at the beginning also contain notes, with one page headed "Metaphisica arestotilis".