Lot 222

SALEROOM NOTICE: 2nd part lacks G4 (leaf with woodcut device) Gaza, Theodorus: Emmanuel Macopulus; Hephaestion of Alexandria, [John Stuart Blackie]

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs

Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT

£2,250

Description

Theodori Grammatices libri IIII. De mensibus liber eiusdem. Georgii Lecapeni de constructione verborum. Emmanuellis Moscopuli de constructione nominum & verborum. Eiusdem de accentibus. Hephaestionis enchiridion. Florence: per haeredes Philippi Iuntae, 1526. First edition of Hephaestion's Enchiridion., 8vo (166 x 92mm.), a8-F8, [A1]-G3, late 19th century vellum, spine lettered in gilt, g.e., 6pp. of autograph notes by William Graham incorporating the autograph signature of John S. Blackie, Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University & Founder of the Celtic Studies there, fore-margin of title slightly trimmed, title page very slightly spotted, last few leaves very slightly dampstained

Footnote

Provenance: "Campo Filippo Manati[i], Fir[enze] anno 1709"; William Graham, JP, FRSAS (1855-1922), Banker, Author of "The One Pound Note", Antiquary & Book Collector; Family books relating to the Andersons and Grahams of Edinburgh
Note: "The last and most interesting part of this Volume is the most valuable as a literary relic, being the very rare First edition of Hephaestion's Enchiridion or Manual of Greek poetic Metres. Hephaestion was a Grammarian of Alexandria (c.120-180 AD). His work is valued as being the only complete treatise on the subject with has survived... it is from Hephaestion that most of our ideas on classical prosody are obtained". [Note, on blank leaves bound in at beginning, by William Graham.] Rare: [COPAC: Oxford and BL only; USTC 832088 adding Trinity College Cambridge & 1 copy only in the U.S.A. (Duke University Library)]