Lot 8
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Epigrammata Libri xiiii, Venice, Georgius de Rusconibus, 1514.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Epigrammata Libri xiiii, collation: A10 B-R8 S-T6 complete, title within woodcut border and with vignette of St. George slaying the dragon signed FV (?Floria Vavassor), full-page woodcut of the author presenting his book to the Emperor on A10v, woodcut illustrations and initials, some worming affecting text, mostly at beginning and heaviest on title with loss to several words, water-staining, some foxing and browning, 18th century mottled calf with central panel onlaid, rebacked preserving original gilt spine, rubbed, small folio, Venice, Georgius de Rusconibus, 1514.
⁂ An attractively illustrated edition with commentary by the Italian humanists G. Merula and D. Calderino.
Provenance: Stewart of Glassertoun (armorial bookplate); C. Lucy Hulbert-Powell (ex libris sticker).
Literature: Adams M693; EDIT 16 CNCE 46785.
Description
Martialis (Marcus Valerius) Epigrammata Libri xiiii, collation: A10 B-R8 S-T6 complete, title within woodcut border and with vignette of St. George slaying the dragon signed FV (?Floria Vavassor), full-page woodcut of the author presenting his book to the Emperor on A10v, woodcut illustrations and initials, some worming affecting text, mostly at beginning and heaviest on title with loss to several words, water-staining, some foxing and browning, 18th century mottled calf with central panel onlaid, rebacked preserving original gilt spine, rubbed, small folio, Venice, Georgius de Rusconibus, 1514.
⁂ An attractively illustrated edition with commentary by the Italian humanists G. Merula and D. Calderino.
Provenance: Stewart of Glassertoun (armorial bookplate); C. Lucy Hulbert-Powell (ex libris sticker).
Literature: Adams M693; EDIT 16 CNCE 46785.
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