Lot 4
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Tragoediae Senecae cum duobus commentariis: uidelicet Bernardini Marmitae & Danielis Galetani poe. cla, Venice, no printer, 1505.
Hammer Price: £600
Description
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Tragoediae Senecae cum duobus commentariis, collation: A4 a-z6 &8, [4] CXVI [i.e. CLXVI] leaves, roman type, woodcut initials, some leaves of Sig. z bound in wrong order, 19th century bookplate of Georgius Klok, ink ownership stamp of J.F. Schefold to A1, some small marginal worming from d3 onwards, some letters slightly affected from Sig. o onwards, some light browning, else a clean and crisp copy, lacking front free endpaper, hinges strengthened, later half calf over yellow boards, 20th century reback with black morocco spine label, wear to corners, rather rubbed, folio (305 x 200mm.), Venice, no printer, 7th September, 1505.
⁂ A scarce edition containing the nine genuine tragedies by Seneca and ‘Octavia’. It is edited by Gellius Bernardinus Marmita and Daniel Caietanus, and first appeared with both these commentaries in 1493. The text of each tragedy is set in the inner central section of each page, surrounded by the extensive commentary in slightly smaller type.
Literature: Adams S898; EDIT 16 CNCE 49206.
Description
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Tragoediae Senecae cum duobus commentariis, collation: A4 a-z6 &8, [4] CXVI [i.e. CLXVI] leaves, roman type, woodcut initials, some leaves of Sig. z bound in wrong order, 19th century bookplate of Georgius Klok, ink ownership stamp of J.F. Schefold to A1, some small marginal worming from d3 onwards, some letters slightly affected from Sig. o onwards, some light browning, else a clean and crisp copy, lacking front free endpaper, hinges strengthened, later half calf over yellow boards, 20th century reback with black morocco spine label, wear to corners, rather rubbed, folio (305 x 200mm.), Venice, no printer, 7th September, 1505.
⁂ A scarce edition containing the nine genuine tragedies by Seneca and ‘Octavia’. It is edited by Gellius Bernardinus Marmita and Daniel Caietanus, and first appeared with both these commentaries in 1493. The text of each tragedy is set in the inner central section of each page, surrounded by the extensive commentary in slightly smaller type.
Literature: Adams S898; EDIT 16 CNCE 49206.
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