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Epistolae ad Atticum, ad M. Brutum, ad Quinctum fratrem, cum correctionibus Pauli Manutii
by Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Manutius, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Venice: Paulum Manutium Aldi Filium (Aldus), 1559. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Rebound in full blue morocco by Bradstreet's, all edges gilt, in a velvet lined clamshell box. With the morroco bookplate of famed book collector Henry William Poor who, like J. Pierpont Morgan, was known to favor the small binder in Lower Manhattan. Hinges rubbed and just splitting, very faint wear to binding otherwise. Scattered mostly minor foxing, added endpapers a bit browned at edges, neat marginal notes and underlining in an early hand (or possibly hands) throughout, trimmed touching some of the added marginalia in spots. (4), 332, (16) leaves. Ahmanson-Murphy 572, Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046783.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046783
- Title
- Epistolae ad Atticum, ad M. Brutum, ad Quinctum fratrem, cum correctionibus Pauli Manutii
- Author
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Manutius, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paulum Manutium Aldi Filium (Aldus)
- Place of Publication
- Venice
- Date Published
- 1559
- Keywords
- Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. NOISBN
Terms of Sale
Pazzo Books
Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of shipment - full refund less shipping. If we have made a mistake, we will pay shipping both ways. Institutions billed according to their requirements.
About the Seller
Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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