Lot 81
  • 81

THOMAS AQUINAS, OPERA, LYON, 1581, 4 VOLUMES, CONTEMPORARY SPANISH PLATERESQUE CALF

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • [Opera, edited by Tommaso de Vio Caietano, with the commentary of Crisostomo Javelli]. Lyon: (Thibaud Ancelin: Barthélemy Honorat), 1581
  • Paper
6 parts in 4 volumes, folio (337 x 220mm.), titles printed in red and black, woodcut devices on title-pages, woodcut initials and headpieces, index bound at back of volume 1, Caietano's opuscula omnia bound at back of volume 2, contemporary Spanish (Alcalá?) calf over wooden boards, plateresque decoration tooled in black and blind, red edges with volume number written on foredge, retaining some metal corners, occasional light damp-staining or foxing, a few small wormholes, 3V5-6 in volume 3 loose, lacking clasps, some wear to bindings, some joints split, some repairs to ends of spines

Provenance

Don Diego Alonso de la Vega, early inscription on title-pages

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."

Catalogue Note

There is an inscription at the start of Javelli's commentary in volume 1, stating that the text was expurgated in Alcalá on the orders of the Inquisition on 26 April 1585 by D. Garnica(?).