Bloomsbury Auctions

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BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 314
314. Livius (Titus) th e n na m p n K u n n i g e SK r i b e n t e n S ti t i livii
a f f pa d u a, double column, gothic letter, title in red and black and
with a large woodcut coat of arms, woodcut initials and headpieces,
browned, some spotting and finger-soiling, contemporary
calf, gilt, spine in compartments, covers with blind-stamped and
gilt arabesque centre-pieces, spine ends slightly nicked, corners
a little worn, rubbed and scuffed, attractive gilt gauffered edges,
folio, Stockholm, Erik Schroder, 1626 [colophon dated 1625].
£250 - £350
*** A rare attractively printed Swedish edition of Livy.
Provenance: Gutaf Collijn; John Pape (bookplates).
Lot 315
315. Tasso (Torquato) la ger u S a l e m m e lib e r ata, woodcut title,
portrait after dedication leaf, 20 full-page woodcut illustrations at
beginning of each chapter, a couple of tears and repairs, double
column, contemporary vellum, worn, 4to, Padua, Pietro Paolo
Tozzi, 1628. £200 - £300
316. Elzevier.- [Heinsius (Daniel)] la u S aS i n i t e rt i a pa rt e
a u C t i o r, engraved pictorial title, early ink ownership inscription
to foot of title, hinges weak, contemporary vellum, yapp edges,
soiled, [Willems 315], Leiden, ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629
§ Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Opera Omnia, 3 vol., engraved
additional pictorial title, water-staining to lower corner of vol.1
and 3, contemporary vellum, soiled and a little bowed, [Willems
1251], Amsterdam, apud Elzeverios, 1659 § Claudianus (Claudius)
Cl. Claudiani quæ exstant, engraved pictorial title, errata f. at
end (stuck to rear endpaper), charming 18th century ink note
to verso of title ‘N.B. this edition of Claudian being scarce &
valuable. Don’t part with it under a price of a guinea & half...5
Aug: 1756’, contemporary mottled calf, worn, [Willems 675 ‘Très
jolie édition’], Leiden, ex officina Elzeviriana, 1650; and another,
Corvinus (Willems 1125), 12mo (6) £150 - £200
Lot 317
317. Rosso (Gregorio) hiStoria d e l l e Co S e d i na p o l i, title with
engraved arms, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary vellum,
lightly soiled and rubbed, Naples, Gio. Domenico Montanaro,
1635 § Sarnelli (Pompeo) Guida de Foresteri...della Regal Citta
di Napoli, engraved additional pictorial title, folding plan and 50
plates, tear to folding map, some water-staining, heavier towards
end, contemporary vellum, remains of ties, soiled, Naples, Antonio
Bulifon, 1688, 4to & 12mo (2) £100 - £150
Lot 318
318. Sincerus (Jodocus) it i n e r a r i u m ga l l i æ, engraved additional
pictorial title and 22 folding views (2 loose), a few small marginal
wormholes, some spotting and finger-marking, contemporary
vellum, gilt spine in compartments, 12mo, Amsterdam, apud
Jodocum Jansonium, 1649. £300 - £400