Lot 5
Macchiavelli (Niccolo) Historie, Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1540.
Hammer Price: £3,200
Description
Macchiavelli (Niccolo) Historie, collation: A-II8 KK4, italic type, woodcut device on title and verso of final leaf, small hole in title with loss to first letter of author's name, his name also inked through at head of each chapter, minor foxing, later red morocco, gilt, g.e., spine slightly faded, extremities very slightly rubbed, 8vo (149 x 88mm.), Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1540.
⁂ A lovely copy of this scarce Aldine edition.
Provenance: Luigi Fortunato Pieri (oval bookplate); Henry Tschudy (bookplate); Prof. Hendrik Philip Visser 't Hooft (vendor's grandfather)
Literature: Adams M25; Ahmanson-Murphy 289; Renouard 119:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 26690.
Description
Macchiavelli (Niccolo) Historie, collation: A-II8 KK4, italic type, woodcut device on title and verso of final leaf, small hole in title with loss to first letter of author's name, his name also inked through at head of each chapter, minor foxing, later red morocco, gilt, g.e., spine slightly faded, extremities very slightly rubbed, 8vo (149 x 88mm.), Venice, Sons of Aldus Manutius, 1540.
⁂ A lovely copy of this scarce Aldine edition.
Provenance: Luigi Fortunato Pieri (oval bookplate); Henry Tschudy (bookplate); Prof. Hendrik Philip Visser 't Hooft (vendor's grandfather)
Literature: Adams M25; Ahmanson-Murphy 289; Renouard 119:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 26690.
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