Sold for:
$1,464
$1,464
Venice: Franceschi Senese, 1589. Folio, quarter vellum over plain boards. Large allegorical woodcut device to title page, historiated initials and head-pieces, engraved illustrations in-text, with some full-page. The best and most complete edition of Theti's famous treaty, after the 1569 edition of 30 pp. only, and the 1575 edition, which contains the first two books only. [4]-49-[3], [4]-86-[2 (blank)], 70. Scattered marginalia; pages evenly browned with some dampstaining; 2 inch tear to p. 69; large brown spot to p. 25; some pages misnumbered; soiling and wear to boards; bottom 1/3 of text block starting; otherwise fine.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2010-08-12