[ALDINE] | Aldus Manutius the Younger. De Quaesitis per. Epistolam Libri III. Venice, 1576

[ALDINE]

Aldus Manutius the Younger. De Quaesitis per. Epistolam Libri III. Venice, 1576

3 parts in one, 8vo (6 x 4 1/4 in.; 153 x 108 mm). Woodcut portrait vignette of Aldus the Elder on title, decorative woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum, arms of de Thou stamped in gilt on covers, edges gilt; moderate soiling and wear. Half green morocco gilt clamshell case; some fading to spine.

An attractive copy of a scarce work, this being Jacques Auguste de Thou's copy with his armorial binding. De Thou (1553–1617) was a French historian, bibliophile, and president of the Parlement de Paris.

Laid in the clamshell case, are two small medals commemorating de Thou as a bibliophile, issued 1861 by the Société des Bibliophiles François.

REFERENCES

Adams M440; Ahmanson-Murphy 898; Renouard 223:13

PROVENANCE

Jacques Auguste de Thou (armorial binding)