Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 267
267. Gibbon (Edward) th e hi S t o ry o f t h e de C l i n e a n d fa l l o f
t h e ro m a n em p i r e, 12 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece and 2
folding maps, maps with short tear and offsetting, some spotting,
contemporary diced polished calf, gilt, gilt spines in compartments
and with double burgundy leather labels, the odd spine end very
slightly chipped, some corners worn, rubbed, still a good set, 8vo,
1813. £250 - £350
Other Properties
Lot 268
268. Savonarola (Michael) pr a C t i C a d e fe b r i b u S, 69 ff., (only, of
112, lacking E6-M6 and final blank f.), double column, 60 lines,
Roman type, title defective with loss of about half the leaf, and
restored, a2-4 margins restored, staining, particularly to first few ff.
and corners elsewhere, name at foot of a2, some early marginalia,
some little trimmed, notes on old fly-leaf at end, modern half calf,
[BMV V 470; Goff S-294; Hain 14488], folio, Venice, Christophorus
de Pensis, de Mandello, 1496. £250 - £350
*** Substantial fragment of an uncommon medical incunable.
Lot 269
269. Busti (Bernardinus de) ma r i a l e, lacks A1 and all after
2r7, double column, 68 lines, Gothic letter, first sig. loose, some
worming, mostly marginal, marking and staining, few early
marginalia, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards,
remains of metal clasps, worn, lacking spine, covers damaged &
calf partly missing, folio, n.p., n.d. [c. 1500]. £300 - £400
Lot 270
270. Horatius Flaccus (Quintus) de art e po e t i C a, final f. with
large woodcut printer’s device verso otherwise blank, occasional
contemporary ink notes, lacking title, water-stained, first few ff.
frayed at lower corner, bound in a vellum fragment of a medieval
manuscript, worn with loss, [Not in Adams], 8vo, [Paris], [Jean
Petit], [1510]. £350 - £450
*** A rare edition in any condition.
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