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Plinius Secundus, Gaius
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Plinius Secundus, Gaius
- Historia naturale. (Venice: Melchiorre Sessa and Pietro Ravani, 1516)
- Paper
folio (310 x 203mm.), title-page in red and black, printer's device on title with small device (the orb and cross) at the end of the "Repertorio" (bb7v), woodcut inscription from the tomb of Pliny's parents on bb8r, thirty-seven woodcuts in text, woodcut initials, sixteenth-century Italian calf over wooden boards, tooled in blind to a panel design with outer and inner borders blind-stamped with an ornamental design and a centre panel with knotwork tools and rosettes, metal clasps, with early shelfmarks on front flyleaf and pastedown and inventory number at foot of spine, lacking final blank leaf, small tear to leaf M2, title and other leaves with wormholes, first two gatherings slightly dampstained, some slight soiling, binding worn
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 30044; Mortimer 388; Sander 5761
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, 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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
The fifth edition of Landino's popular Italian translation, first published in Venice in 1476. The woodcuts used here were, with one exception (the illustration at the beginning of Book 9), those used by Agostino de'Zanni for Sessa in his 1513 edition of the Latin text.