![APOLLONIUS RHODIUS (fl. 3rd century BC.). Argonautica, in Greek. Ed. Franciscus Asulanus. Venice: Aldine Press, April 1521. 8° (138 x 90mm). With all the blanks. Greek type. Aldine device on title, repeated on final verso. Initial spaces with guide-letter. (Lacks quire q8, headlines shaved.) 18th-century red morocco, gilt fillet border on sides, gilt edges (rubbed, darkened). Provenance: R[obert]P[rioleau] Roupell (1798-1886; QC, collector of Old Master Paintings and Drawings; flyleaf signature).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_05388_0125_000(apollonius_rhodius_argonautica_in_greek_ed_franciscus_asulanus_venice031206).jpg?w=1)
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APOLLONIUS RHODIUS (fl. 3rd century BC.). Argonautica, in Greek. Ed. Franciscus Asulanus. Venice: Aldine Press, April 1521. 8° (138 x 90mm). With all the blanks. Greek type. Aldine device on title, repeated on final verso. Initial spaces with guide-letter. (Lacks quire q8, headlines shaved.) 18th-century red morocco, gilt fillet border on sides, gilt edges (rubbed, darkened). Provenance: R[obert]P[rioleau] Roupell (1798-1886; QC, collector of Old Master Paintings and Drawings; flyleaf signature).
Second edition in Greek (first: Florence: 1496), FIRST ALDINE EDITION. Cette édition est belle et trés rare': Adams A-1312; Renouard Alde, 90:5; Ahmanson-Murphy 174; Hoffmann I, 206.
Second edition in Greek (first: Florence: 1496), FIRST ALDINE EDITION. Cette édition est belle et trés rare': Adams A-1312; Renouard Alde, 90:5; Ahmanson-Murphy 174; Hoffmann I, 206.
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