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HERODOTUS (5th cent. BC). Historiarum libri IX. Rome: Pannartz, 20 April 1475
Noble fragment of the second Latin edition in Lorenzo Valla's translation by Giovanni Andrea Bussi printed by the publisher Arnold Pannartz, who together with Conrad Sweynheym was the first to introduce the technique of movable type printing in Italy. In 1473, having dissolved the partnership with Sweynheym, Pannartz continued the business in the palace of the Massimo family
Folio, (330 x 230 mm). 103 leaves (of 246) including the first blank and the last with colophon and register, occasional spotting (143 leaves are missing within the work). 19th century binding with gilt decoration to spine and blindstamped boards. (1)
Folio, (330 x 230 mm). 103 leaves (of 246) including the first blank and the last with colophon and register, occasional spotting (143 leaves are missing within the work). 19th century binding with gilt decoration to spine and blindstamped boards. (1)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200
LOTS
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
