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SCRIPTORES HISTORIAE AUGUSTAE, 1519; HESIOD, OPERA, 1540, MOROCCO, 2 VOLUMES, SUNDERLAND COPIES
Estimate
300 - 400 GBP
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Description
- De Caesaribus libri III... in Spartiani, Lampridiique vitas... Nervae & Traiani atque Adriani principum vitae... (Florence: Filippo Giunta, January 1519)
8vo (155 x 93mm.), text in italics, with blank leaves a7-8 and M7, lacking M8 with device only, small hole in title-page, annotations washed HESIOD. Opera & Dies & Theogonia & Clypeus... (Florence: Benedetto Giunta, February 1540), 8vo (155 x 93mm.), text in Greek, woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso together 2 volumes, uniform English eighteenth-century red morocco gilt, spines gilt in compartments, gilt edges, bindings slightly rubbed, joints weak, crude repair to foot of Scriptores
Provenance
Earl of Sunderland, removed from Blenheim Palace, without bookplate but old shelfmarks on inside front covers, sale, Puttick and Simpson, 1881-1883, lot 11240, 11s, and lot 6128, £2-2s, both to J. Rimell & Son; Sir Edward Sullivan (without his bookplate), sale, Sotheby's, 29 May 1890, lot 3119, 2s, and lot 3081 (with Philostratus, lot 270), 17s, both to; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Edit16 18053 & 23057; Renouard xliv/28 & lv/132
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."