Lot 241

Justinus, Marcus Junianus
Trogi Pompei externae historiae in compendium ab Justino redactae

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£1,071
Description
Venice: in aebidus Aldi et Andreae Asulani soceri, 1522. 8vo (14.9 x 8.5cm), 204 ff., c.1900 full vellum, gilt spine, edges sprinkled red, woodcut Aldine device to title-page and verso of final leaf, numerous hand-painted initials in red around printed guide letters, one on decorative foliate ground in blue and yellow, printed in italic types, moderate spotting, short closed tear in o7 [Adams J723; Ahmanson-Murphy 209; Renouard 96.9]
Footnote
First Aldine edition.
Provenance: Harvard College library, Bowie collection, bequest of Mrs E. D. Brandegee (bookplate; accession and withdrawal ink-stamps to verso of title-page).
