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Lot 7
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Tragoediae, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [October, 1517].
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Tragoediae, edited by Girolamo Avanzi, collation: a4 b-z8 A-D8 E4, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of final f., initial spaces with guide-letters, o2 lower margin little chipped, t2 small repair to lower margin, water-stained, spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional very small wormholes, lightly browned, later vellum, spine gilt and with black morocco label, little marked, 8vo (162 x 88mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [October, 1517].
⁂ First Aldine edition, here with ‘Seneca’ misspelt on title. Avanzi was professor of philosophy at Padua.
Provenance: ‘Purchased March, 1960, Alan G. Thomas’ (pencil note to rear endpaper).
Literature: Adams S903; Ahmanson-Murphy 155; Renouard 80:4; EDIT 16 CNCE 37581.
Description
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Tragoediae, edited by Girolamo Avanzi, collation: a4 b-z8 A-D8 E4, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of final f., initial spaces with guide-letters, o2 lower margin little chipped, t2 small repair to lower margin, water-stained, spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional very small wormholes, lightly browned, later vellum, spine gilt and with black morocco label, little marked, 8vo (162 x 88mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [October, 1517].
⁂ First Aldine edition, here with ‘Seneca’ misspelt on title. Avanzi was professor of philosophy at Padua.
Provenance: ‘Purchased March, 1960, Alan G. Thomas’ (pencil note to rear endpaper).
Literature: Adams S903; Ahmanson-Murphy 155; Renouard 80:4; EDIT 16 CNCE 37581.
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