Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June-July 1908
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/248
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AuLpuUS MANUTIUS, &¢.—continued. 453 Lascaris (Constant.) Grammaticae compendium, adjectis in fine quibusdam opusculis (Gr. et Lat.) old half morocco 12mo. Venetiis, apud Paulum Manutium, Aldi F’. 1557 *,* This edition is highly esteemed because it contains also Aldus Manutius’ Grammatical Works. Name on title “A. de Laurentia flor: x Tév ®iAGv (atrot understood). Another “ Grolier” book- lover. 454 [Pole (Reg. Cardinal)] Discorso intorno alle cose della guerra, con una oratione della pace, vignette on title, green morocco gilt, g. e. | sm. 4to. Nell’ Academia Venetiana, 1558 *,” LARGE PAPER. VERY RARE. | 455 Sigonius (C.) Orationes septem, brown morocco, g. e. sm. 4to. Venetiis, Aldus, 1560 *,* Good large copy, with the device of the anchor within a wreath on title-page. 456 Polus (Reg. Cardinal) De concilio Liber Reginaldi Poli Cardinalis, claret levant morocco, g. é. with Aldine anchor on sides sm. 4to. Romae, Apud Paulum Manutium Aldi F’. 1562 *,* A fine clean copy of the first book printed by Paulus Manutius at Rome. 457 Ptolomaeus (Claudius) Liber de Analemmate, A Federico Commandino Urbinate instauratus, et commentariis illustratus.... Eiusdem Federici Commandini liber de Horologiorum descriptione, red morocco, g. €. with Aldine anchor on sides sm. 4to. 7b. 1562 *,* Tssued in the year of the opening of the Aldine Press in Rome. Good large copy, but with a few passages underlined. 458 Canones, et Decreta Sacrosancti Oécumenici, et Generalis Conceilii Tridentini sub Paulo III, Julio IIJ, Pio III, Pontificibus Max. limp vellum sm. folio. 1b. 1564 x” According to Renouard, in a very long and exhaustive discussion, there are 3 folio issues of this first edition in this year, of which this is the second. The third, he claims, is the only one which has the Bull of Pope Pius IV printed before the index. A copy of this Bull printed separately (dated 1563), and no doubt as originally issued, is included with this lot. Rare and interesting. 459 Bizzarus (Petrus) Poematum libri II, boards, slightly stained sm. 8vo. Venetiis, Aldus, 1565 *.* This book forms the second part of the “ Varia Opuscula ” of Bizzarus, the first part being in prose. On the title page is the autograph of “Jo. Alberti Fabricii,” the well-known German bibliographer. 460 Manutius (Aldus) Pauli filius. Orthographiae ratio ab Aldo Manutio Paulli F. collecta, etc. olive green morocco, g. e. with Aldine anchor on sides sm. 8vo0. ib. 1566 *,.” First Edition of this curious work, and rare in good condition. A few MS. marginal notes, and some head-lines shaved. po xy
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