Bindings.- Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Orationum, 3 vol., near contemporary

Bindings.- Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Orationum, 3 vol., italic type, woodcut printer’s device to titles and verso of final leaves, initial spaces with guide letters, vol.2 water-stained, some leaves in vol.3 browned & brittle causing tears and significant loss to several leaves towards end, attractive later red morocco with double gilt fillet, spines gilt in compartments, morocco labels (one chipped), a little rubbed and marked, spines faded, vol.2 joints split, [EDIT 16 CNCE 12272; USTC 822152], Venice, heirs of Aldus Manutius, 1546 § Tursellino (Orazio) Historiarum ab origine Mundi…Epitome libri X, title in red & black with woodcut device, approbation & privilege leaves at end, a little soiled and stained, near contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary tan morocco tooled in gilt with diaper pattern of small fleurs-de-lys within roll border of rules and dots, spine gilt in compartments of smaller fleurs-de-lys, g.e., rubbed and stained, wormholes to upper cover, spine worn at head, Lyons, Simon Rigaud, 1643; and 2 others, continental, one a binding, 8vo & 12mo; sold as bindings, not subject to return (6)

Estimate:£300

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