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Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts
Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts
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Statius, [Opera], Venice, Aldus, 1502, old vellum
Lot Closed
June 15, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Statius
Sylvarum libri quinque. Thebaidos libri duodecim. Achilleidos duo (Orthographia). (Venice: in academia Aldi Romani, November 1502; in aedibus Aldi, August 1502)
8vo (155 x 95mm.), Orthographia bound first, text in italics, woodcut Aldine device at end of Orthographia, with blank leaf i8, old vellum, morocco lettering-piece (chipped), inscription erased from head of first leaf resulting in a few small holes
The first Aldine edition of all the surviving works of Statius, along with an orthography of Greek terms found in Statius.
LITERATURE:
Aldo Manuzio tipografo 69; Edit16 36141; Renouard 35/7
PROVENANCE:
Thomas C Bruce, inscription pasted to inside front cover; D.L. Cumming, inscription on flyleaf