Sale: 348 / Rare Books, Nov. 17./18. 2008 in Hamburg Lot 149

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Insigniores sententiae. 1562 (72)


149
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Insigniores sententiae. 1562 (72)
Estimate:
€ 250 / $ 275
Sold:
€ 384 / $ 422

(incl. surcharge)
Cicero, M. T., Insigniores sententiae, Opera Petri Lagnerii compendiensis concinnatae ... Cum indice rerum ac verborum memorabilium, toto hoc opere contentorum, copioso. With woodcut printer's device on title and six figurative woodcut initials. Cologne, G. Fabricius 1562. Contemp. blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards with 2 bras clasps. 8vo. 461 pp., 9 ll.
Index Aurel. 139.014. - VD 16, L 96. - Not in BM, STC and in Adams. - Cf. Schweiger I, 262. - Cologne edition of the famous collection of Cicero's sayings, with commentary by P. Lagnier and numerously reissued, first published in 1546. - Slightly browned, somewhat waterstaiend in places, 1 small entry and underscores by an old hand. Binding rubbed and soomewhat bumped, 1 clasp slightly defective, front board with small trace of scraping.
With woodcut printer's device on title and 6 fig. woodcut initials. Contemp. blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards and with 2 brass clasps. - Slightly stained, here and there somewhat waterstained, 1 entry and some underscorings by old hand. Binding rubbed and bumped, front cover with scratch.




149
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Insigniores sententiae. 1562 (72)
Estimate:
€ 250 / $ 275
Sold:
€ 384 / $ 422

(incl. surcharge)