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CLAUDIANUS, CLAUDIUS.
Opera.
176
leaves. 8vo, 163x101 mm, 19th-/early
20
th(?)-century olive morocco skillfuly imitating a contemporary Venetian binding, blind-
tooled to panel design with small fleurons at corners, author’s name lettered across front
cover, and 2 large fleurons vertically arranged in center of rear cover, recased with top spine
compartment restored, endpapers renewed; blank lower outer corner of title restored, scat-
tered early underscoring and marginalia, minor dampstain in blank upper inner corner of
last several leaves.
(
Venice: House of Aldus and Andrea of Asola, March 1523)
[800/1,200]
ONLY ALDINE EDITION
of the writings of Claudian (circa 370-404), “the last notable repre-
sentative of the classical tradition in Latin poetry” (OCD). Renouard, page 96(1); New
UCLA 665.
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CURTIUS RUFUS, QUINTUS.
[
De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni].
[8], 170,
[2]
leaves, including blank *8, penultimate leaf with colophon, and final leaf with Aldine
device on verso. 8vo, 162x95 mm, 19th-century Italian vellum boards attractively gilt with
black and red morocco lettering pieces; scattered minor spotting, light soiling and faded
inscriptions on title; blue edges.
(
Venice: House of Aldus and Andrea of Asola, July 1520)
[4,000/6,000]
ONLY ALDINE EDITION
of a 1st-century A.D. account of the life and exploits of Alexander
the Great; second state of the title, with hand-stamped R in CURTIUS. Renouard, page
88(1);
New UCLA 186.5.
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