Live auction - Lot 897
[Estienne imprint]
Orationum volumen secundum collatis libris manuscriptis, et adhibito iudicio diligenter emendatum.
Paris, R. Estienne, 23 March 1543
€ 150 / 250
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Lot description
8vo: 539-[1, 2 bl.] pp. (lacking final blank; some very minor spotting).
Cont. gold-tooled calf, covers with blind and gilt ruled rectangular frames with central ornament and corner pc, gilt spine on 5 raised bands, a.e.g. (expertly repaired). Excellent copy.
Nicely bound vol. 2, complete in itself, of the 3-volume set of Cicero’s Orationes; also published as part of the 9-volume ed. of Cicero’s Opera by Robert Estienne (1503-1559). This vol. includes the famous Catilinarian Orations. Woodcut mark on title. Printed in italics. Capital spaces with guide-letters. Ref. Renouard 57-58:9. - Adams C-1643. - Pettegree FB 61603. - STC French (BL) 111. - Not in Schreiber. Prov. Old ownership entry on title.