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Cato, Marcus Porcius, Varro, Columella & Palladius ("Scriptores rei rusticae")
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Libri de re rustica, Venice: Aldo Manuzio & Andrea Torresano, May 1514
- Paper
4to (216 x 135mm.), italic text, woodcut Aldine device to title, aa1 and final verso, woodcut diagrams on f.105, f.119, & ff.124-127, contemporary Italian blind-tooled red calf with an outer border of leafy tools and central rope-work decoration, four clasps (two at foredge, one each at head and foot), later pastedowns and flyleaves, a few early annotations, slight staining to title and to heavy deletion on f.227v, lacking clasps at head and foot, spine somewhat worn, a few wormholes
Provenance
"Monson", inscription to pastedown
Literature
Adams S805; Censimento 16 CNCE 37471; Renouard 1514:2; Texas 109; UCLA 103
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
Cato the Elder's treatise on agriculture (c. 160 BC) is the oldest surviving work of Latin prose. The greater part of the volume (ff. 69-236) contains Lucius Columella's important De re rustica of the first century AD.