Description
Valerius Flaccus (Gaius) Argonautica, collation: a-s8 t4, italic type, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of otherwise blank final f., initial spaces with guide-letter, occasional light staining, modern limp vellum, g.e., 8vo (158 x 98mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Toressani], [May, 1523].
⁂ First Aldine edition of this important epic poem.
Literature: Adams V77; Ahmanson-Murphy 221; Renouard, Alde, 97:3; EDIT 16 CNCE 37708.
Description
Valerius Flaccus (Gaius) Argonautica, collation: a-s8 t4, italic type, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of otherwise blank final f., initial spaces with guide-letter, occasional light staining, modern limp vellum, g.e., 8vo (158 x 98mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Toressani], [May, 1523].
⁂ First Aldine edition of this important epic poem.
Literature: Adams V77; Ahmanson-Murphy 221; Renouard, Alde, 97:3; EDIT 16 CNCE 37708.