Lot 157
Estienne (Charles) Agricoltura nouva, Venice, Aldus the Younger, 1591; and a 1581 Venice edition of the same (2)
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Estienne (Charles) Agricoltura nouva, collation: †8 A8 C4 A-Z Aa-Ii8, title with small woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, 2pp. publisher's catalogue at end, lacking final blank, stained, modern morocco-backed cloth, Venice, Aldus the Younger, 1591; and a 1581 Venice edition of the same, small 4to (the mentioned 219 x 153mm.) (2)
⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition dates not noted and 1928.
Literature: I: Adams S1723; Ahmanson-Murphy 1006.
Description
Estienne (Charles) Agricoltura nouva, collation: †8 A8 C4 A-Z Aa-Ii8, title with small woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, 2pp. publisher's catalogue at end, lacking final blank, stained, modern morocco-backed cloth, Venice, Aldus the Younger, 1591; and a 1581 Venice edition of the same, small 4to (the mentioned 219 x 153mm.) (2)
⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition dates not noted and 1928.
Literature: I: Adams S1723; Ahmanson-Murphy 1006.
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