2 Oct 2012
14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Early Printing and English Books to 1640
Back to auction 20412
Early Printing and English Books to 1640
Back to auction 20412
MUSAEUS
Opusculum de Herone & Leandro, Greek text, device on title and last page (latter smudged), 2 woodcuts, minor soiling, inscription "Ex libris Petri. Aug. Alex. Deschamps..." on title, with note that the book was entered in his catalogue in 1773, recent vellum [Adams M1991; Ahmanson-Murphy 138], 8vo, Venice, Aldus, [1517]
Sold for
£1,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See illustration overleaf.
Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts
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