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Sale 320: Fine Books & Manuscripts (#320) 11/03/2005 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 11/03/2005 1:00 PM PST

Lot #35 Opera

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$468.75

Estimate: $600 - $900

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Description

Title:

Opera

Author:

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Place Published:

Leiden

Publisher:

Elzevir

Date Published:

1642

Description:

10 volumes. Engraved architectural title-page. (12mo) 5x2¾, 19th-century calf, spine gilt with red and green morocco labels.

Elzevir portable edition of Cicero. "A very beautiful and correct edition, and its correctness is equal to its beauty" attributed to Dibdin in pencil on the front free endpaper of volume 1. Bookplates of R.M. Bauer in most volumes.

Condition:

Light rubbing to calf and some wear to spines; vol. 1 with chip from spine head and front cover re-attached with some damage to front endpapers; very good.

Item#:

165915
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