Pontanus (Johannes Jovianus): Amorum Libri II; De Amore Coniugali III; Tumulorum II ... , sm. 8vo, Venice, Aldus, [1518] [Adams P1864; Brunet IV 808], woodcut title vignette and tailpiece, 19th century crimson morocco by Riviere, spine gilt (rubbed at joints, spine slightly holed), g.e. -- Horace: Opera, 2 vols., 8vo, Johannes Pine, 1733-38 [Brunet III 320], engraved throughout, with composite illustrations, many full-page, contemporary crimson morocco (rubbed, spines faded); and five others. (7)

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Pontanus (Johannes Jovianus): Amorum Libri II; De Amore Coniugali III; Tumulorum II ... , sm. 8vo, Venice, Aldus, [1518] [Adams P1864; Brunet IV 808], woodcut title vignette and tailpiece, 19th century crimson morocco by Riviere, spine gilt (rubbed at joints, spine slightly holed), g.e. -- Horace: Opera, 2 vols., 8vo, Johannes Pine, 1733-38 [Brunet III 320], engraved throughout, with composite illustrations, many full-page, contemporary crimson morocco (rubbed, spines faded); and five others. (7)

Lot Essay

Pontanus: 'Cette seconde partie des poésies de Pontanus est plus rare que la première, parce que les Alde n'en ont donné qu'une seule edit.' Horace: 'Cette edit., entièrement gravé, est remarquable par l'élégance des ornements.'

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