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Wine.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro (Marcus Terrentius), Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) and Palladio. Libri de re Rustica, edited by Giovanni Giocondo, collation: *8 aa-bb8 cc10 a-h8 i4 k-z A-Q8, Roman and italic type, woodcut printer's device to titles and verso of otherwise blank final f., woodcut illustrations and diagrams, initial spaces with guide-letters, ruled throughout in red, without blank cc10, title and following f. loose, title lightly soiled, a few spots or marks, 18th century red morocco, gilt, ink stains to lower cover rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, 4to (200 x 125mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [May, 1514].
*** First Aldine edition of this compendium of Roman texts on agriculture. With much on viticulture and the art of wine-making, including the choice of soil and aspect of vineyards, the planting, pruning and cultivation of vines and how to make and care for different sorts of wine.
Provenance: Reverend Thomas Lombard (large bookplate to front pastedown).
Literature: Adams S805; Ahmanson-Murphy 121; Renouard, Alde, 66:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 37471; Simon, BB, II, 593.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/cf38ccca-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/91a1e3be-4591-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "18
Wine.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro (Marcus Terrentius), Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) and Palladio. Libri de re Rustica, edited by Giovanni Giocondo, collation: *8 aa-bb8 cc10 a-h8 i4 k-z A-Q8, Roman and italic type, woodcut printer's device to titles and verso of otherwise blank final f., woodcut illustrations and diagrams, initial spaces with guide-letters, ruled throughout in red, without blank cc10, title and following f. loose, title lightly soiled, a few spots or marks, 18th century red morocco, gilt, ink stains to lower cover rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, 4to (200 x 125mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [May, 1514].
*** First Aldine edition of this compendium of Roman texts on agriculture. With much on viticulture and the art of wine-making, including the choice of soil and aspect of vineyards, the planting, pruning and cultivation of vines and how to make and care for different sorts of wine.
Provenance: Reverend Thomas Lombard (large bookplate to front pastedown).
Literature: Adams S805; Ahmanson-Murphy 121; Renouard, Alde, 66:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 37471; Simon, BB, II, 593.")
Description
Wine.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro (Marcus Terrentius), Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) and Palladio. Libri de re Rustica, edited by Giovanni Giocondo, collation: *8 aa-bb8 cc10 a-h8 i4 k-z A-Q8, Roman and italic type, woodcut printer's device to titles and verso of otherwise blank final f., woodcut illustrations and diagrams, initial spaces with guide-letters, ruled throughout in red, without blank cc10, title and following f. loose, title lightly soiled, a few spots or marks, 18th century red morocco, gilt, ink stains to lower cover rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, 4to (200 x 125mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [May, 1514].
⁂ First Aldine edition of this compendium of Roman texts on agriculture. With much on viticulture and the art of wine-making, including the choice of soil and aspect of vineyards, the planting, pruning and cultivation of vines and how to make and care for different sorts of wine.
Provenance: Reverend Thomas Lombard (large bookplate to front pastedown).
Literature: Adams S805; Ahmanson-Murphy 121; Renouard, Alde, 66:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 37471; Simon, BB, II, 593.
Lot 18
Wine.- Cato (Marcus Porcius), Scriptores rei Rustica, 1514.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Wine.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro (Marcus Terrentius), Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) and Palladio. Libri de re Rustica, edited by Giovanni Giocondo, collation: *8 aa-bb8 cc10 a-h8 i4 k-z A-Q8, Roman and italic type, woodcut printer's device to titles and verso of otherwise blank final f., woodcut illustrations and diagrams, initial spaces with guide-letters, ruled throughout in red, without blank cc10, title and following f. loose, title lightly soiled, a few spots or marks, 18th century red morocco, gilt, ink stains to lower cover rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, 4to (200 x 125mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [May, 1514].
⁂ First Aldine edition of this compendium of Roman texts on agriculture. With much on viticulture and the art of wine-making, including the choice of soil and aspect of vineyards, the planting, pruning and cultivation of vines and how to make and care for different sorts of wine.
Provenance: Reverend Thomas Lombard (large bookplate to front pastedown).
Literature: Adams S805; Ahmanson-Murphy 121; Renouard, Alde, 66:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 37471; Simon, BB, II, 593.
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