Auction 358
Old & Rare Books - School Prize Bindings
GOUDA -- CURTIUS RUFUS. De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni. Cum omnibus suppl., var. lect., comm. ac notis perpetuis F. Modii, V. Acidalii, T. Popmae, (…). Cur. & digessit H. Snakenburg. Delft & Leyden, A. Beman & S. Luchtmans, 1724. (74), 824, (223) pp. W. engr. front., fold. map & 17 engr. plates (of which 2 fold.). 4°. Cont. vellum w. raised bands, gilt coat of arms of Gouda on both sides, surrounded by 2 gilt borders, w. ties (2 ties gone, vellum on bottom of spine sl. dam., tiny pieces of vellum under coat of arms on back side lacking, else a very fine and clean copy).
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GRONINGEN -- SUETONIUS. (XII Caesares). Cur. P. Burmanno, qui & suas adnot. adjecit. Amst., Janssonius v. Waesbergen, 1736. 2 vols. (22), 808; (2), 420-, 202, (6), -421-492, (204) pp. W. engr. front. to the first vol., 2 ti.-engr., 34 engr. plates of coins, medals, etc. and many text-engr. 4°. Beautiful early 19th c. full cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs, green labels, gilt coat of arms of Groningen on all sides, surrounded by gilt dec. borders, & red speckled edges. (W. libr. stamps on ti., libr. num. scratched out, else a fine and clean set).
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LEIDEN -- AURELIUS VICTOR. Historiae Romanae breviarium. Cum Schotti, Machanei, Vineti, Lipsii, Casauboni, Grutteri &c. integris notis. Leyden & Amst., D., A. & A. à Gaesbeeck, 1670. 2 in 1 vol. (16), 341, (7), 132, (8) pp. W. engr. ti. by R. de Hooghe & num. small engr. coins in the text. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. gilt coat of arms of Leiden on both sides. (Ties & Prize fail, sl. yellowed).
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UTRECHT -- LUCANUS. Pharsalia, cum comm. P. Burmanni. Leyden, C. & G. Wishoff & D. Goetval, 1740. (52), 736, (160) pp. Ti. printed in red & black, w. engr. ti-vign. after J. v.d. Spyk. 4°. Cont. vellum w. raised bands, dec. gilt back, gilt coat of arms of Utrecht on both sides, surrounded by 2 gilt borders, red edges. (Prize & ties fail, upper joint partly split, a few. sm. dam. to bind., new endpapers).
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VLISSINGEN -- ARISTOPHANES. Comœdiæ undecim, Graece & Lat, (…) & notis ad singulas ineditis S. Bergleri nec non C.A. Dukeri ad quatuor priores. Cur. P. Burmanni secundo. Leyden, S. & J. Luchtmans, 1760. 2 parts in 1 vol. (6), 1259 pp. Ti. printed in red & black, w. 2 engr. printer's marks. 4°. Cont. vellum w. raised bands, gilt coat of arms of Vlissingen on both sides, surrounded by double gilt borders, brown label. (Ties & prize fail, vellum a bit soiled, upper joint split, a bit foxing in places).
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Auction 358
Old & Rare Books - School Prize Bindings