Description
Synesius, of Cyrene. Opera quae extant omnia, edited by Denis Pétau, double column, text in Greek and Latin, title in red and black and with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut diagrams, head-pieces and decorative initials, N6 and áá4 blank, lacking final blank, A1 short tear to upper inner margin, occasional spotting, bookplate of St. Benedict's Abbey, Fort-Augustus, 17th century mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed, folio, Paris, Claude Morel, 1612.
⁂ The first complete edition of the writings of Synesius (c.270-c.414), neo-platonist and Bishop of Ptolemais, in ancient Libya.
Lot 107
Synesius. Opera quae extant omnia, first complete edition, Paris, Claude Morel, 1612.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Synesius, of Cyrene. Opera quae extant omnia, edited by Denis Pétau, double column, text in Greek and Latin, title in red and black and with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut diagrams, head-pieces and decorative initials, N6 and áá4 blank, lacking final blank, A1 short tear to upper inner margin, occasional spotting, bookplate of St. Benedict's Abbey, Fort-Augustus, 17th century mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed, folio, Paris, Claude Morel, 1612.
⁂ The first complete edition of the writings of Synesius (c.270-c.414), neo-platonist and Bishop of Ptolemais, in ancient Libya.