2 Oct 2012
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London, Knightsbridge
Early Printing and English Books to 1640
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Early Printing and English Books to 1640
Back to auction 20412
CICERO (MARCUS TULLIUS)
Epistolarum, device on title and last page, minor wormhole in blank corner of last 3 leaves, collation note by Esther Potter, 1953 at end, a good copy in contemporary Venetian black morocco over wooden boards, chamffered edges, sparingly gilt, covers with single line shaped panel, knotwork centre piece, floral tool corners, flat spine blind tooled with dot and diaper pattern, gilt and gauffered edges, minor wear, ties missing [Adams C1907; Ahmanson-Murphy 113], 8vo, Venice, Aldus, 1513
Sold for
£27,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See illustration at page 13.
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