Lot 360
Estienne (Henri) Virtutum encomia, sive gnomæ de virtutibus, 1573.
Hammer Price: £280
Description
Estienne (Henri, editor) Virtutum encomia, sive gnomæ de virtutibus, text in Greek and Latin, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials and head-pieces, b6, c5 and d1 blank (the last except for signature), a few small wormholes within text, wormhole / trace to lower margin,ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, occasional staining or light foxing, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rubbed, [Adams S1795; Renouard, Estienne, 140:10], 16mo, [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1573.
⁂ Rare first and only edition of this collection of maxims on virtues and vices taken from Greek dramatists and philosophers.
Description
Estienne (Henri, editor) Virtutum encomia, sive gnomæ de virtutibus, text in Greek and Latin, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials and head-pieces, b6, c5 and d1 blank (the last except for signature), a few small wormholes within text, wormhole / trace to lower margin,ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, occasional staining or light foxing, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rubbed, [Adams S1795; Renouard, Estienne, 140:10], 16mo, [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1573.
⁂ Rare first and only edition of this collection of maxims on virtues and vices taken from Greek dramatists and philosophers.
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