L12402

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Lot 232
  • 232

Chrysoloras, Manuel.

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Erotemata. Venice: Aldus, 1517, 8vo, printer's device on title and last leaf, eighteenth-century red morocco, panelled with roll-tooled border gilt and fleuron cornerpieces, spine gilt in compartments, edges gilt, [Renouard p.80:6; Texas 143; UCLA 136], first leaf detached
  • Paper
Livius, Titus. Ex XIIII... decadibus prima, tertia, quarta. Venice: Aldus, December 1518, February 1519, November 1520, 3 volumes; Decadis quintae libri quinque. Venice: Aldus, May 1533, without second part containing Epitome; together 4 volumes, 8vo, printer's device on titles and final leaves, indices for first 3 volumes bound at back of the fourth, eighteenth-century red morocco gilt, spines gilt in compartments, gilt edges, [Renouard p.83:7, p.86:5, p.89:5, p.108:4; Texas 155, 162, 173, 236 (both parts); UCLA 151, 155, 167, -], Christian August Schnabel, booklabels; Stephanos Caratheodory, bookplates, lacking final leaf in vol.2 (containing device only), extremities rubbed, spines slightly chipped; Homer. Ilias. Strassburg: W. Kopf, 1542, 8vo, title within woodcut border, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin dated 1549; Seneca. Opera omnia. Leiden: Elzevir, 1649, 3 volumes, 12mo, vellum; Gronovius, J.F. Ad... Senecas notae. Ibid., 1649, 12mo, vellum; Orsini, Fulvio. Virgilius collatione scriptorum Graecorum illustratus. Antwerp: Plantin, 1568, 8vo, vellum; Claudius Aelianus. De animalium natura. Geneva, 1616, 12mo, vellum



together 12 volumes

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataolguing, 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."