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Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Martialis, first Aldine edition, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [December, 1501].
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Martialis, collation: A-Z8 &8, italic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, &7 colophon recto otherwise blank, lacking final blank, some spotting, lightly browned, 20th century brown straight-grain morocco, spine in compartments and with gilt title and date, little rubbed and marked, g.e., 8vo (157 x 95mm.), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [December, 1501].
⁂ First Aldine edition, and one of Aldus' first pocket editions of the classics.
Provenance: Charles George Milnes Gaskell (1842-1919), English lawyer and Liberal Party politician (oval gilt armorial book label to front pastedown); 'Rare. Coll & Perf. Acheson, 1824' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); Philip C. Duschnes Rare Books (gilt book label to rear pastedown).
Literature: Adams M689; Ahmanson-Murphy 47; Renouard 30:7; EDIT 16 CNCE 36108.
Description
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Martialis, collation: A-Z8 &8, italic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, &7 colophon recto otherwise blank, lacking final blank, some spotting, lightly browned, 20th century brown straight-grain morocco, spine in compartments and with gilt title and date, little rubbed and marked, g.e., 8vo (157 x 95mm.), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [December, 1501].
⁂ First Aldine edition, and one of Aldus' first pocket editions of the classics.
Provenance: Charles George Milnes Gaskell (1842-1919), English lawyer and Liberal Party politician (oval gilt armorial book label to front pastedown); 'Rare. Coll & Perf. Acheson, 1824' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); Philip C. Duschnes Rare Books (gilt book label to rear pastedown).
Literature: Adams M689; Ahmanson-Murphy 47; Renouard 30:7; EDIT 16 CNCE 36108.
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