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Lot 186
Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lots 1-273
Nov 12, 2020
4:00AM CT
Lots 274-476
Nov 13, 2020
4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,000
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Lot Description
[16th CENTURY PRINTING - LYON]. A group of 3 works, comprising:
VALLA, Laurentius. Laurentii Vallae de Linguae Latinae Elegantia… Lyon: Sebastian Gryphius, 1538. 8vo. Woodcut devices. Contemporary vellum (worming). Not in Adams. -- TERENTIUS AFER, Publius (185-159 B.C.). Comoediae… Lyon: Sebastian Gryphius, 1549. 12mo. Woodcut device. Later marbled paper-backed boards. Provenance: D. Giuseppe Tosi (letterpress bookplate). Not in Adams. -- GALIENUS, Claudius. Cl. Gal. Libellus cui titulum fecit: Quos, quibus et quando purgare oporteat, a Sebastiano Coquillato Scipione in linguam latinam conversus ejusdemque commentariis illustratus. Lyon: Gulielmum Rouillium, 1557. 12mo. Woodcut device. Contemporary vellum (hinges starting). Not in Adams. -- Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, condition generally good.
Property from the Collection of Edward A. Quattrocchi