Aristotle, Ethica ad Nicomachum, Venice, Aldus, 1498, later green calf

Aristotle

[Opera, part V] Ethicorum ad Nicomachum libri x. Politicorum libri viii. Oeconomicorum libri ii. Magnorum moralium libri ii. Moralium ad Eudemum libri viii. Venice: Aldus Manutius, June 1498

volume 5 only (of 5), Super-Chancery folio (293 x 195mm.), 328 leaves (of 330, without blanks κκκκ4 and χχχχ6), αααα–ιιιι¹⁰ κκκκ⁴ λλλλ–φφφφ¹⁰ χχχχ⁶ ψψψψ¹² ωωωω AAAA BBBB¹⁰ ΓΓΓΓ⁶ ΔΔΔΔ–ΙΙΙΙ¹⁰ ΚΚΚΚ¹², Greek text, woodcut headpieces and initials, a few manuscript annotations in Greek, modern green leather, leaf ψψψψ1 defective, small rust-hole in ιιιι7, some worming at beginning and end, last few leaves slightly stained (particularly at the lower corner), binding slightly faded, small adhesive label to spine

The final volume of Aldus's editio princeps of the complete works of Aristotle, containing his works on ethics and politics. 

LITERATURE

ISTC ia00959000 (all 5 parts); Aldo Manuzio tipografo 25; Renouard 16/1; UCLA 24