Florilegium diversorum epigrammatum in septem libros [Anthologia Graeca]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1503. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. The first 3 books of seven. Later full leather with an attractive modern rebacking, light wear at edges, new endpapers, page edges sprayed, scattered very minor foxing, a few pages with a faint tide mark to the upper right corners, a few early marginal notes, small ink notation crossed out on final leaf. A lovely copy of the first three books of the first Aldine Greek Anthology - in Greek throughout, unpaginated A1v(title) - X8. 168 leaves (of 290 in the entire work) - Ahmanson-Murphy 79.
Based on the 1494 edition of Ianos Laskaris, it makes numerous additions and improvements. The typeface, the smallest of the Aldine Greek types, is based on Aldus's own hand and was designed and cut by the Bolognese master punchcutter Francesco Griffo. Size: Octavo (8vo). 3 volumes of the 7-volume set. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046839.
Based on the 1494 edition of Ianos Laskaris, it makes numerous additions and improvements. The typeface, the smallest of the Aldine Greek types, is based on Aldus's own hand and was designed and cut by the Bolognese master punchcutter Francesco Griffo. Size: Octavo (8vo). 3 volumes of the 7-volume set. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046839.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046839
- Title
- Florilegium diversorum epigrammatum in septem libros [Anthologia Graeca]
- Author
- various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Aldus Manutius
- Place of Publication
- Venice
- Date Published
- 1503
- Keywords
- Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. NOISBN
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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.
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