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2 volumes, small 8vo (155 x 91 mm) 56 num.l., 227 num. l., 1 nn.ll. for volume I ; 251 num.l., 1 nn.l. for the second volume. Eighteenth-century century red morocco, covers richly tooled, spine gilt, compartments gilt and decorated with a special tool (arrows piercing a heart), gilt edges.
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Renouard 98-1 ; Ahmanson-Murphy, 226 ; Adams, H745 ; cf. PMM, 31 (for the edition Florence ca. 1488/89).
Very elegant edition of Homer’s diptych.
The text reproduces that of the edition from 1517 ; it contains the preface written by Aldus Manutius for his Homer edition of 1504. The titles in Greek and Latin bear the Aldine anchor.
Beautiful, broad margined copy from the library of the earls of Macclesfield with their bookplate and blindstamp on title.
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