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Wednesday 18 November 2020, 10:30 AM • Rome

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Aristofane,

Aristophanous eutrapelotatou Komoidiai hendeka. Aristophanis facetissimi Comoediae undecim, 1532

Estimate

€ 200 - 300

Sold

€ 307

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Basileae, apud And. Cratandrum et Joan. Bebelium, 1532. In 4th. Figured drop caps, tear restored to the last paper without loss of text, the final paper with the letterpress mark is missing, green Moroccan binding in the middle and marbled cardboard with title on the spine. Copy densely annotated by an ancient hand in the first works, up to about the Ranae.

Specialist Notes

Valuable exemplary edition on the Aldine one of 1498 but with substantial variations, offered here as a study copy with interesting annotations, all to be studied.