JULIUS FIRMICUS MATERNUS AND THE ALDINE EDITION OF THE SCRIPTORES ASTRONOMICI VETERES
Los Angeles: Kenneth Karmiole, 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 28p. LIMITED EDITION; #58 OF 164 COPIES WITH AN ORIGINAL ALDINE LEAF FROM 1499. An oversize hardcover book bound in grey cloth. Spine and top edges barely faded. Very faint traces of a previous seller's erased markings on the front pastedown. Otheriwse, interior clean and binding tight. Item #176796
Includes an original leaf printed by Aldus Manutius in Venice in 1499. This particular leaf is an unnumbered page from Book IV (Liber Quartus), featuring black text with a few red ink accents. Measures approx. 12.5" x 9.25"
Price: $500.00
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