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CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Opera. Edited by Joachim Camerarius. Basel: Johannes Hervagius, 1534.
4 volumes bound in two, 2° (370 x 250mm). 60 (Annotationes and index), 164, 302, 216, and 212 leaves (collation as Adams with the following variants: *6 containing Annotationes bound before the index; volume II beginning with aA4 containing title and preface, not called for by Adams; apparently lacking a*a8, b*b6 and LL6 MM4 at end of vol. IV). Roman, italic and Greek types, 50 lines and headline, printed section letters in inner margin. Woodcut ornamental and historiated initials, printer's device on title and at end of each part. (Small marginal hole in first title, repaired marginal tear at end of Annotationes, some light browning, occasional light dampstain.)
BINDING: contemporary blindstamped Munich binding for Bonaccorso Grino, soft white leather (goatskin?) over wooden boards, the two volumes a pair but not identically tooled, both with heads-in-profile roll, Kopfstempel and floral lozenge tools, vol. 1 with one central panel, vol. 2 with two central panels, vol. 1 also with stem tool, vol. 2 also with palmette tool, spines with Kopfstempel (both vols.), stem (vol.1) and floral (vol.2) tool, remains of two pairs of pigksin ties to each volume. Provenance: Bonaccorso Grino (kinsman by marriage to Pillone, binding); Odorico Pillone (edges); Sir Thomas Brooke (bookplate); Berès 90.
VECELLIO FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS: a man in an ermine-collared red robe in profile to the left, seated at a desk before an open book in a study with books on the shelves (vol.1); the author, his hands raised to the side, wearing a toga standing in a colonnade with arched windows above (vol.2), author's name lettered vertically. Other edges painted as though marble-tiled, bottom edge of vol.2 vermilion marbled with crimson.
VERY ACCOMPLISHED FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS, IN BRIGHT CONDITION. Adams C-1641, but with colophon in vol. III dated 1534, not 1539. (2)
4 volumes bound in two, 2° (370 x 250mm). 60 (Annotationes and index), 164, 302, 216, and 212 leaves (collation as Adams with the following variants: *
BINDING: contemporary blindstamped Munich binding for Bonaccorso Grino, soft white leather (goatskin?) over wooden boards, the two volumes a pair but not identically tooled, both with heads-in-profile roll, Kopfstempel and floral lozenge tools, vol. 1 with one central panel, vol. 2 with two central panels, vol. 1 also with stem tool, vol. 2 also with palmette tool, spines with Kopfstempel (both vols.), stem (vol.1) and floral (vol.2) tool, remains of two pairs of pigksin ties to each volume. Provenance: Bonaccorso Grino (kinsman by marriage to Pillone, binding); Odorico Pillone (edges); Sir Thomas Brooke (bookplate); Berès 90.
VECELLIO FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS: a man in an ermine-collared red robe in profile to the left, seated at a desk before an open book in a study with books on the shelves (vol.1); the author, his hands raised to the side, wearing a toga standing in a colonnade with arched windows above (vol.2), author's name lettered vertically. Other edges painted as though marble-tiled, bottom edge of vol.2 vermilion marbled with crimson.
VERY ACCOMPLISHED FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS, IN BRIGHT CONDITION. Adams C-1641, but with colophon in vol. III dated 1534, not 1539. (2)