Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 292
292. Ovidius Naso (Publius) le me ta m o r f o S i, title with woodcut
printer’s device, woodcut illustrations in text, some worming
to preliminaries, mostly marginal, causing some loss to lower
corner of title (not affecting text), 2I2 tear at foot with some loss
of text, a few early ff. loose or working loose, some staining,
lightly browned, later half calf, worn, [Adams O510; Censimento
16 CNCE 59624], Venice, Appresso Francesco de’ Franceschi
Sanese, 1572; Heroidum Epistolae, woodcut printer’s device to
title, contemporary ink decoration to printer’s device, occasional
staining or spotting, Venice, apud hæredes Ioan. Marie Leni, 1600
§ Bindings.- [Bible, Latin.] 2 vol. only (of more), woodcut initials,
some staining, attractive contemporary red morocco, richly gilt,
gilt spines in compartments, metal clasps, 1 vol. upper cover
detached, both vol. rubbed, no place or printer, [? late 16th / early
17th century]; and 2 others, 18th century Continental Religion, v.s.
(6) £200 - £300
Lot 293
293. Caesar (Gaius Julis) Co m m e n ta r i i, woodcut printer’s device
to title, 2 double-page maps and illustrations, 2 ink signatures to
title, 1 erased, browned, water-stained at foot, occasional foxing,
19th century calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt and with a
green leather label, corners worn, [Adams C59], 8vo, Antwerp,
Christopher Plantin, 1574. £200 - £300
*** A scarce edition.
Lot 294
294. Estienne (Henri) de lat i n i tat e fa l S o SuSpeCta, firSt e d i t i o n,
title with woodcut printer’s device, woodcut initial and head-piece,
18th century ink index at end, title lightly soiled, new endpapers,
18th century calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with a red morocco
label, rubbed, [Adams S1763; Renouard, Estienne, 141:3; Schreiber
198], 8vo, [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1576. £300 - £400
*** A scarce copy of the first of three works by Estienne attacking
the ‘Ciceronian style’ in literature.
Provenance: The Macclesfield copy (bookplate to front pastedown
and blind-stamp to title and *2-4).
Lot 295
295. Manutius (Aldus, the younger) de qu a e S i t i S p e r. ep i S t o l a m
li b r i.iii, 3 parts in 1, title with woodcut portrait of Aldus the Elder,
woodcut decorated initials, H8 and G6-8 blank, a few spots, but
generally crisp and clean, attractive r e d m o r o C C o b y Ca p é, gilt,
covers with central gilt aldine devices, spine in compartments and
with gilt foliage devices, rubbed at extremities, g.e., [Adams M440;
Ahmanson-Murphy 898; Renouard 223:13], 8vo, Venice, [Aldine
Press], 1576. £400 - £600
*** An attractive copy of a scarce work. ‘Ces petits traités sont
estimés’ (Renouard).
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