![ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.). Opera, in Greek, part five only: Ethics, Politics, Economics, [etc.]. Edited by Aldus and others. Venice: Aldus Manutius, June 1498. Aldine 2° (311 x 210mm). 330 leaves, including the 2 blanks. Greek and roman types. Woodcut interlace initials and headpieces. (Light dampstain at upper edges, first and last leaf lightly soiled and with small hole.) An Oxford binding of c. 1533-50: paneled calf over pasteboard, blindtooled with rolls [Oldham FC.c (1) and RP.d (1)], evidence of two fore-edge ties, crest and arms of the Duke of Beaufort on spine (rebacked and recornered, some wear). Provenance: a few contemporary annotations in Greek correcting the text – Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1629-1700; binding) -- Nathaniel Crynes (1686-1745, Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford; signature stamp on 2 leaves).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_10266_0011_000(aristotle_opera_in_greek_part_five_only_ethics_politics_economics_etc090722).jpg?w=1)
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ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.). Opera, in Greek, part five only: Ethics, Politics, Economics, [etc.]. Edited by Aldus and others. Venice: Aldus Manutius, June 1498. Aldine 2° (311 x 210mm). 330 leaves, including the 2 blanks. Greek and roman types. Woodcut interlace initials and headpieces. (Light dampstain at upper edges, first and last leaf lightly soiled and with small hole.) An Oxford binding of c. 1533-50: paneled calf over pasteboard, blindtooled with rolls [Oldham FC.c (1) and RP.d (1)], evidence of two fore-edge ties, crest and arms of the Duke of Beaufort on spine (rebacked and recornered, some wear). Provenance: a few contemporary annotations in Greek correcting the text – Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1629-1700; binding) -- Nathaniel Crynes (1686-1745, Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford; signature stamp on 2 leaves).
EDITIO PRINCEPS. The five parts of the Aldine Aristotle were sold separately, priced according to the number of printed sheets (see BnF Einblattdrucke 897). The present copy’s 18th-century owner, Nathaniel Crynes, bequeathed to the Bodleian Library those books not yet in its collection; it already possessed a copy of part V, printed on vellum. HC *1657; GW 2334; BMC V, 553; BSB-Ink. A-698; Bod-inc. A-384; PMM 38; Goff A-959.
EDITIO PRINCEPS. The five parts of the Aldine Aristotle were sold separately, priced according to the number of printed sheets (see BnF Einblattdrucke 897). The present copy’s 18th-century owner, Nathaniel Crynes, bequeathed to the Bodleian Library those books not yet in its collection; it already possessed a copy of part V, printed on vellum. HC *1657; GW 2334; BMC V, 553; BSB-Ink. A-698; Bod-inc. A-384; PMM 38; Goff A-959.
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