Gilhofer & Ranschburg; Gilhofer, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat: Katalog (Nr. 260): A library of early scientific, historical and illustrated books from the 15th to the 19th centuries (Vienna, Austria: Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1936)

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xix. Greek and Roman Classics
in 15 th and 16 th Century Editions
Swiss Francs
425 Aeschines et Demosthenes. Orationes adversariae (g r a e c e). Hagenau, Anshelm 1522 4
Kart. ' 12.—
Mit einem Brief v. J oh. Re u ch 1 i n an Anshelm
426 Curtins Rufus. De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni. (Ed. by Bartholomaeus Merula).
Venice, Joh. Tacuinus, 1494. Fol. Rom. 68 unn. 11. Woodc. printer’s device, at the end.
Hm.-vellum. 80.
Hain*-Cop. 5885. Pr. 5433. BMC. V, 528.
A few wormholes and stains, but a good copy, with numerous marginal annotations in an
early hand. Only 2 copies in U. S. A. (acc. to Census).
427 Herodotus. Libri novem, musarum nominibus inscripti, interpr. L a u r. Valla. Koln, Cervi-
comus, 1526. Fol. M. breiter Titelbord. darst. die Taten d. Hercules.
Gepr. Hschweinsldrbd. a. Holz, beschriftet u. datiert (15)33. 20.—
Panzer VI. 396. 449: Schones Expl. Wenige Unterstreichungen und Randnoten.
428 Homer. Opera graecolatina, omnia. Ed. Seb. Castalio. Ed. III. Basil., haer. Nic. Brylinger,
1567. Fol. Blindgepr. Schweinsldrbd. auf Holz, 2 Schl. 20.—
Dibdin II. 51: “Castalio's translation is very elegant and accurate". Schweiger I. 157. Schbne
griech.-latein. Parallelausgabe. Tadellos erhalten.
429 — Bias. Interpr. L a u r. Valla. Koln, Cervicornus, 1527. M. schoner Titelbord. u.
Druckermarke. — Beigeb.: Ders. Odyssea. R. Regio Volaterrano interpr. Ba-
trachomyomachia, Aldo Manutio interpr. Hymni deorum XXXII, Jod. Velareo
interpr. H e r o d o t i lib. Homeri vitam continens, Conr. Heresbachio interpr. Ibid.
1534. KI.-8. Schoner blindgepr. Schwldrbd. a. H., ohne Schl. 12.—
430 — Odysseia. Batrachomyomachia, etc. g r a e c e. (Ed. J. L e o n i c e r u s). StraCbg., Wolf.
Cephaleus, 1525. 8. Mit schoner breiter Titelbordiire in Holzschn. Alter
Holzdeckelbd. mit blindgepr. Ldriiberzug, 1 Schl. (etw. best.) 15.—
Brunet III. 270. Philipp Melanchthon gewidmete Ausgabe der Opera. Vol. II enth. die Ilias fehlt.
— Hiibsches Exemplar.
431 Josephus, Flavius. Opera. G r a e c e. Basel, Froben & Episcopius, 1544. Fol.
VI, 967 11. Contemp. calf w. gilt-tooled vignet. 150.—
Dibdin II, 130: "beautiful and rare". Editio princeps. First Greek Edition of the works of
Josephus Flavius. Fine copy in its original binding.
432 Livius, Titus. Historiae Romanae decades. Praecedit epitome decadum et epi-
stola ad Paulum II. Johan nis Andrea Aleriensis. Treviso, Michael Man-
zolus, 1480. Fol. Rom. 375 unn. 11. the first blank missing, with sign. Con-
temporary blind-stamped brown calf, metal corner pieces, metal central bras-
ses, 2 clasps. 450.—
Hain (not seen) -Cop.-Reichling (II, 204, VI, 188) 10134. Pr. 6478. BMC. VI, 890.
THE ONLY COMPLETE COPY KNOWN HITHERTO. Reichling VI, 188 gives the
description of a copy comprising 374 11., includ. two blanks. Our copy has 2 leaves more
which contain the "Registrum quinternorum", so that the sum of leaves is 376, or, really
375, as the first blank is missing. From information kindly given us by the Kommission fur
den Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke no further copy with these leaves is known.
A splendid copy with extraordinarily large margins and in the best state of preservation.
There are a few insignificant and faint stains on the outer margins. In a beautiful con-
temporary binding which is slightly rubbed.
The celebrated Manzolo-Livius. No copy in Berlin, only one in U. S. A. (acc. to Census).

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