M. Tvllii Ciceronis Epistolae ad Atticum, ad M. Brutum, ad Quintum fratrem, multorum locorum correctionne illustratae, ut, post omnes omnium editiones, exeant emendatissima. In qua omnes epistolas commentarii, separdim impressi, propedim edentur, auctore Paulo Manutio Aldi filio
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Pavlvs Manvtivs aldi Filivs Venetiis, M. D. XL VIII. 1548. 8vo, 160 x 101 mms., pp. [iv], 333 + 11 unnumbered leaves, Registrum on recto of following leaf, with Aldus anchor on verso of last leaf, occasional marginal annotation, 19th century quarter sheepskin, red label; several fore-margins water-stained, front joint cracked (but firm), spine dried, corners worn. This edition was prepared by Paulus Manutius (1512 - 1574), who dedicated the work to Guillaume Pellicier, Bishop of Montpellier. He was the third son of the Venetian printer, Aldus Manutius (1449/1450 - 1515) and took over the management of the press in 1533. This edition was first published in 1540. Catalogue of the Ahmanson-Murphy collection of Aldine Press Books (California, 2001), no. 320. Renouard 129:2. Adams C1914.
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