Bonhams 1793 : MARTIAL (MARCUS VALERIUS) Epigrammaton, 1539; and others (3)

Epigrammaton, printer's device on title, without the blank leaf at the end, ruled in red, the Lamoignon copy, with stamp of crowned L on page 3 (as usual) and printed label pasted inside front cover, bound for him in dark blue morocco, flat spine, bookplate of Thomas Gaisford (1779-1855, Dean of Christ Church) [Adams M698], Paris, Colines, 1539--Fragmenta poetarum veterum, printer's device on title, bookplates of ?John Porter, Bishop of Clogher, and Augustus Gostling, with his note that it is the Anthony Askew copy, signature of H.W. Garrod (1878-1960, classical scholar), eighteenth century English red morocco, gilt, g.e. [Adams P1705], 1564--Epigrammata Graeca, device on title, the de Bure copy, with his ink collation note dated 23 April 1800 on flyleaf, eighteenth century French red morocco gilt, g.e. [Adams E246], [Geneva], Stephanus, 1570, 8vo (3)

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