AESOPUS (Esope)Livre Rare Book
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1570207371570 Lugduni Apud Ioannem Tornaesium (Jean de Tournes), 1570, in-16 de 410-(6) pp. d'index in fine, imprimé sur 2 colonnes, reliure ancienne dos velin recouverte de papier bleu à l'éponge du début du XIXe siècle, tampon d'une bibliothèque jésuite sur la page de titre et noms de propriétaires manuscrits à l'encre brune, débroché, feuillet des pages 151-152 manquant, déchirure et manque en haut du feuillet des pages 153-154 avec manque de texte à la page 153 et petit manque en haut de la gravure de la page 154.
1598762Leiden: Plantin Leiden 1598. Softcover. Fair. 2nd printing of the ancient Phaedrus' version of Aesop following the 1596 editio princeps printed from a manuscript found by Pithou; this edition with the added annotations of leading scholars. This copy with the sections mentioned by Brunet as not found in all copies. Brunet and Moss Manual of Classical Bibliography 1837 both note this edition as scarce. Also bound at the rear is a second work with its own title page and collation also printed in 1598 at the same printer Plantin Leiden with additional moralistic works of Publilius Syri Selectae Sententiae and Cato Distichs here titled Disticha de Moribus. In addition to its significance as the first scholarly edition of Phaedrus this collection of works is a wonderful selection of the ancient moral works studied by 16th century students. Several of the works are printed in both Greek and Latin. Bibliographic Details of Phaedrus - Universal Short Title Catalogue USTC number 424160 Catalogued by Brunet on column 587 of the 1921 Manuel du Libraire. Volume 4. Bibliographic Details of Syri/Cato - USTC number 423981; 35 copies recorded. Physical Attributes - Measures approx. 16 x 10 x 2 cm. Gatherings of eight octavo Softcover vellum wrap with Yapp edges. Faded title on spine in old hand. Text block edges sprinkled red. Two full title pages with printers marks. Several works with Greek and Latin parallel texts see works noted below. 1598 Fabularum Aesopiarum Pages 1-191 1 Collation A-M8 Fabellae & Aenigmata Greek and Latin text Pages 1-55 1 Collation a-c8 d4 Aenigmata Symposii Poetae Veteris No pagination Collation EE8 one gathering 2nd work with title page - 1598 Publii Syri Mimi Selectae Sententiae Greek and Latin text Pages 1-80 Collation A-E8 Condition - See pictures. It seems someone applied polish to the vellum which gives it a slightly odd feel. One spine cord broken near front-top of spine. Front hinge cracked which leaves first five gatherings somewhat proud; 1st four gatherings are holding on at bottom cord and fifth gathering is loose. Six and seventh gatherings F and G also feel shaken. Ex libris bookseller etc. annotations to pastedown and title page. No binders endpapers. Text block with some toning throughout; occasional fox spot page-edge chip ink spot and thumb. Title page also with library stamp strikethrough year in old hand at bottom of page and an incision where a name was removed. Occasional underlining to text and annotation throughout. Plantin, Leiden
1571482551571 (Lyon) Lugduni, Apud Ioan. Tornaesivm (Jean de Tournes), Typogr. Regium (Typographe royal). MDLXXI - 1571 - In-16, 12 x 8,5 x 3,8 cm - Edition Originale - Reliure vélin de récupération avec manque - Dos cassé - Collationné complet des 110 gravures sur bois- 637 pagers + Index (3) manque pages d'index- fortes mouillures - Ex-libris illisibles d l'époque - Envoi rapide et soigné - Réf. 48255
1570ABC_45182Leipzig 1570. 8vo. colophon: Ernest Vögelin Blind-tooled red vellum sewn on 3 supports with a hollow back each board with a double frame of double fillets the inner and outer connected with diagonal double fillets the front board with the owners initials and the date in the central field: M E B S 1598. With Vögelins woodcut device on title page scrollwork cartouche with a crucifixion - with a bird representing the Holy Spirit - on the arc of the covenant and symbols of the 4 Evangelists in the corners and 4 woodcut initials 2 series with pictorial decoration. 25 1 blank 342 349-513 32 1 blank pp. Vögelins 1570 Aesop edition a nearly page for page often line for line reprint of his own important 1564 edition including one of the most extensive collections of Aesop fables to that date following but augmenting Camerariuss 1544 Leipzig edition. It contains more than 500 fables collected by the humanist classical scholar Joachim Camerarius Bamberg 1500-Leipzig 1574 who played a decisive role in the German Reformation helped Philip Melanchthon with the composition of the famous Augsburg Confession and published editions of many classical authors. The preface and printers note originally copied the 1564 date from the 1564 edition but in the latter a correction slip changed the date to 1570. One can see in the present copy that the slip was present but it has fallen off. Many copies lack the last printed leaf present here containing only the colophon.Lacking the final blank leaf. Somewhat browned the title page thumbed and the corners of the last few leaves gone not approaching the text but generally in good condition.l USTC 657123; VD16 A516; cf. Bodemann 34.1-2 1565 Plantin Antwerp ed. & 1571 Jean de Tournes Lyon ed. hardcover
1553104563Near Fine. 1553. Hardcover. Apud Inclytam Granatam. minse Februario. M D. LIII. 1553 Bound in modern green gilt stamped morocco. Engraved portal design title page. Fables and all text in latin. small 8vo. 32 pp. Near fine. . hardcover
154623050Tubingen & Cologne: Ulrichus Morhandum & Martinus Gymnicus 1546. Hardcover. Later half calf rebacked and marbled boards. All edges red. Near fine. 451 Index & Errata on four unnumbered pages. 15.1 x 9.5 cm. 16th century edition printed in Greek and Latin. Included are Homer Ranarum & Murium Pugna 24 pages printed in Greek and Latin; Musaeus Deero et Leandro 26 pages printed in Greek and Latin; Agapeto Eposito Capitum Damononitiorum 44 pages printed in Greek and Latin; Hipp Ivsivrandum 4 pages and 17 pages in Greek. BRUNET II 99. Bound With Clenardus Nicolaus -- Text in Greek and Latin. 380 pages. OCLC 265496015. Both titles printed 1546. From the collection of Broadway producer Crosby Gaige. First title printed within woodcut border with hand coloring plus 17 woodcut decorative initials with some staining. Unidentified inscription on title page F.J. Pith and early signature annotations unidentified stamp Crosby Gaige bookplate. Save for the title and one following leaf the interior contents are pristine. Ulrichus Morhandum & Martinus Gymnicus hardcover
1592ABC_45202Venice 1592. 12mo. Niccolò Polo Contemporary limp vellum with overlapping fore edge. With a printers device with an ornamental frame on the title-page and 187 small woodcut illustrations. 282 6 pp. Rare Latin edition of Aesops fables with 187 woodcut illustrations based on the first illustrated edition of the "Aesopus Dorpii" to be published in Italy by Dominicus Nicolinus at Venice in 1563 Bodemann 31.3; Thoen 135. This Latin prose collection of fables compiled by Martinus Dorpius 1485-1525 a humanist teaching in Louvain was first published in 1509 at Antwerp without illustrations. The Dorpius compilation proved very important for the diffusion of Aesop as a school textbook during the following centuries and went through at least two hundred editions to the mid-19th century mostly in small formats.With "Aesopi" written in ink on the foot edge. The binding is somewhat soiled and shows traces of use the work has been rebound with modern endpapers. A small hole in the margin running through the first half of the book. Otherwise in good condition.l EDIT16 CNCE 407 1 copy; ICCU same copy; USTC 807915 same copy; WorldCat 3 copies; cf. Bodemann 31.1-3 1556 Lyons 1561 Paris & 1563 Venice eds.; Fabula docet ; Paul Thoen Aesopus Dorpii essai sur lEsope Latin des temps modernes in: Humanistica Lovaniensia 19 1970 pp. 241-289 nos. 112 118 131 135 ca. 1550 recté post 1634 Venice 1554 Lyons 1561 Paris & 1563 Venice eds. hardcover
1542736Venice 1542. Small 8vo 16 x 11 cm. colophon: Giovanni Farri and brothers Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment straight-sewn on 3 alum-tawed split thongs laced through the joints fore-edges folded over with fragments of a vellum manuscript in a rotunda gothic hand used to reinforce the spine. With Farris woodcut device on the title page crowned head with 3 faces flanked by Farri's initials I . F on a scrollwork shield repeated on verso of last leaf; 1 woodcut decorated initial but further with spaces left for manuscript Greek and Latin initials with printed guide letters; and a vine-leaf ornament Vervliet 38. Set in Greek and Aldine-style italic with incidental roman. 364 4 pp. Venice school edition of Aesop's fables with parallel text in Greek and Latin. The book is neatly printed and the clear Greek type has relatively few ligatures. Besides the life of Aesop and Aesop's fables the book contains several collections of fables and single fables by other authors pp. 232-364: Ignatius von Nicaea Gabriae Graeci fabellae often added to the Aesop canon; Aphthonius Excercitamentis de fabula; Philostratus De fabula; pseudo Homer Batrachomyomachia the battle of frogs and mice a parody of Homer's Iliad; Musaeus De Ero & Leandro Hero and Leander; Agapetus De officio regis; Hippocrates Ius iurandum the Hippocratic oath! and Theodorus Prodromus Galeomnomachia the battle between the cats and the mice the last two in Greek only. The book ends with a 4-page index and the colophon.With a few contemporary manuscript notes in brown ink. With some marginal worm holes mostly in the gutter of quires r and s and some mostly marginal water stains more serious in quire c and a dark stain in the upper outside corner of 2 leaves not approaching the text otherwise in good condition. The binding is wrinkled with a 1½ x 2 cm gap in the backstrip some small tears and the 2 pair of ties lost. A nice early student edition of Aesop with very extensive additions.l EDIT 16 CNCE 364; STC Italian p. 8; USTC 807871. hardcover
15341394218Basileae Basel: In officina Frobeniana 1534. Hardcover. Octavo 363 5 pages. In Good condition. Bound in later half brown calf with teal paper-covered boards; label bearing gilt titling to spine. Light plus rubbing to head and tail of spine; moderate split to front joint and split starting at rear joint. Moderate rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Surfaces of boards with moderate plus rubbing and scratching with a few minor chips to paper at edges of boards. Text block edges stained red. Pencil annotations to front paste down and front free endpaper. Damp staining visible to fore edges of front pastedown front free endpaper to p. 32 and to all pages from p. 335 on only slightly impacting text. Text block with light plus age toning and scattered ink annotations including a sizable ink blot on p. 320 text still legible. BW Consignment. Shelved case 3. This work was printed in the workshop of the Froben Press in 1534 about seven years after the death of Johann Froben the press' founder. Following Johann Froben's death the press was managed by his son Hieronymus 1501-1563. The Froben family including Hieronymus's brother-in-law Nikolaus Episcopius contributed to the establishment of Basel as a significant hub of the European book trade. All three men were friends of Erasmus and published many of his works. They also collaborated regularly with Hans Holbein the Younger who designed a printer's device for the Froben firm the Hermes caduceus printed on the title page of this work. 1394218. Special Collections. In officina Frobeniana hardcover
15181331015Basileæ: In Officina Heruagiana Johann Herwagen; Johannes Froben 1538/1518. Hardcover. Octavo a-x8 y7 A8 B4; VG; bound in 17th century calf plain paneled spine; some rubbing and wear to binding minor worming to binding; mild soiling to interior;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Lacking y8-z8; The wanting leaves of the 1538 edition substituted after 350 with new pagination of 106-126 with the Galeomyomachia in Greek only from the 1518 Froben edition of Aesopi Phrygis vita et fabellæ cum latina interpretatione. Early substitution i.e. 17th century or earlier as the textblock is integral and the binding unrestored;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Printer's device on title page and on verso of last leaf.; Wide margins; Second title page trimmed at top; small holes in upper and lower gutters of the entire first part from previous binding;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Text in Greek and Latin on facing pages for the Aesop Greek only for the Galeomyomachia<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Provenance to the recto and verso of the ffep Fitzwilliam family provenance in several early hands the largest stating playfully: "William Fitzwilliam not his Book but John Fitzwilliam his booke";<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Scattered marginalia and underlining including extensive minute annotations in an early faded 16th century hand around the rear printer's mark other minor annotations throughout notably in English on Midas on page 315.;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Scarce; PD consignment; shelved case 3. USTC: 608058;<br /> <br><br /> USTC lists 15 copies 14 in Europe and 1 at the University of Toronto.;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> A 1538 edition of Aesop's Fables printed by Johann Herwagen with an appended 1518 edition of the Galeomyomachia Battle of Cats and Mice printed by Johann Froben. Galeomyomachia usually found bound with five other printings by Froben 1518.;. 1331015. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. In Officina Heruagiana [Johann Herwagen]; [Johannes Froben] hardcover books
1538338977Basilae: In officina Heruagiana 1538. Collection first published by Froben 1518. A1-Z8: 393 5 pp. 8vo. Late 17th-century stamped-calf binding loss to head and foot of spine title page with borders drawn on it some loss to title page not affecting text annotated throughout some worming needs to be resewn and binding reattached title page should be repaired. Provenance: Johannis Miller. Collection first published by Froben 1518. A1-Z8: 393 5 pp. 8vo. With ownership signaure to the title page: "Ex Libris Johannis Miller pret. 1s. 0d Anno Dm 1693" a further ownership signature to the recto of the last leaf "Ex Libris Johannis Miller A D 1688" and annotations throughout the text. Rev. John Miller 1666-1724 was commissioned fort chaplain of the New York companies in 1692 spending 1692-1695 in New York: "Miller was the sole officiating Episcopal clergyman in the entire province of New York during the three years of his residence; his activities as evinced by contemporary records and his familiarity with all inhabited parts extended beyond the confines of the city." During this time he wrote extensive notes about New York and drew a map of the fort. When his returning vessel was overtaken by French Privateers he threw his documents overboard to destroy the intelligence contained therein. He later rewrote many of his observations and redrew the map from memory it's retained in his manuscripts at the British Museum from George Chalmers in 1842 and was later published in Valentine's 1842-3 Manual. He returned to England where he was given the post of vicar of Effingham gaining a reputation as a "worthy and respectable vicar" and "a man of research." His library was still "preserved with great care" by his successor in the beginning of the nineteenth century then consigned and sold in New York by Bangs and Company in 1894. A number of his books have found their way into prominent libraries and collections Stokes' Iconography; Paltsits Victor Hugo intr. "New Yorke Considered and Improved A.D. 1695 by John Miller" Electronic Texts in American Studies 17. <br /> <br /> The present work seems to have gone from him to another owner Richard Norton and then to Thomas Norton; the second page has the ownership signature and note: "Thomas Norton pretium / Thomae Dicitur Fr Richard". Thomas Norton could be Thomas Norton 1684-1748 Whig Member of Parliament of Ixworth Abbey Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk; the grandson of Col. Richard Norton M.P. 1615-1691 intimate friend of Cromwell; and nephew of Maj. Richard Norton.<br /> <br /> Contents include: Aesopi Fabulatoris vita Aesopi Fabulae Gabriae Graeci Tetrasticha Ex Aphthonij Sophistae exercitamentis Ex Philostrati imaginibus fabulae Ex Hermogenis exercitamentis / Prisciano interprete Ex Auli Gellij libro secundo capite undetrigesimo Apologus Aesopi Phrygis memoratunon inutilis Homeri Ranarum et murium pugna heavily annotated Musaeus De Ero et Leandro annotated Expositio capitvm admonitoriorum aedita ex tempora ab Agapeto Hippocratis Iusiurandum GaleÅmyomachia hoc est Felium & murium pugna annotated with translations from the Greek. USTC 608058 In officina Heruagiana unknown
1505684L10Venice: Apud Aldum 1505. First edition. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". None. A very scarce early Aldine work regarding Greek allegorical techniques. A highly sought after first edition printing from the famous Aldine Press. Rebound in a lovely morocco binding by C and C McLeish. McLeish started his binding career at the Doves Bindery before starting a partnership with his sons as C & C Mcleish from 1909 to 1949. This book is from the Spencer library at Althorp Northamptonshire. With the bookplate of the Earl of Spencer's arms and pressmark B65. The Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice. The first book appearing under his name was published in 1495. The press was the first to issue printed books in octavo and is also famous for introducing italics. In Greek. Adams A278; Ahmanson-Murphy 93; Renouard 49:6. Early manuscript title to the second blank with original woodcut Aldine printer's device laid down. Marginalia in Greek and Latin by an early hand throughout. This work contains 85 leaves only and therefore is lacking the first sixty-five leaves. Lacking the fables and life of Aesop. Retaining leaves d6-o4. This work retains the accompanying text including the 'editiones principes' of Cornutus/Phurnutus 'De Natura Deorum' by Cicero 'Palaephatus' on disbelieving histories'De Non Credendis Historiis' Heraclitus Ponticus' 'De Allegoriis Apud Homerum and Horapollon' 'Hieroglyphica' as well as a collection of proverbs. Many of the works to this volume appear in their first edition here. A very scarce work beautifully produced by the Aldine Press and with fascinating provenance. In a full morocco binding. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the joints. Internally firmly bound. Front endpaper is chipped to the edges with handling marks and prior owner's notes as well as bookplate. Second blank has a manuscript title with the Aldine Press printer's device pasted. Pages are bright. Occasional ink inscriptions to the margins in Greek and Latin. Very Good Indeed Apud Aldum unknown
15011859Basel: Jacob Wolff of Pforzheim 1501. First edition thus. An early illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables augmented and edited by Sebastian Brant and the first edition to include his additional 140 sections. Two parts in one volume folio leaves measuring 297 x 208 mm. Collates complete retaining one of the two blank leaves M6 lacking. Collation identical to the Fairfax-Murray copy: a-b8 c6-o8 alternately p-s6 s6 blank and original; A-B8 C-D6 E8-K6 alternately L4 M5 M6 final blank lacking. With the famous woodcut portrait of Aesop on the verso of a1 and a smaller woodcut portrait of Brant on the verso of A1 in part two. A total of 335 woodcuts divided into 194 in part one and 141 in part two inclusive of the portraits. Text in Latin. <br/><br/>Full black straight-grain morocco. Boards ruled in gilt with gilt dentelles. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Generous margins. Previous owner's small bookplate on front pastedown. This copy has been very carefully restored and generally presents quite well. Certain passages were deemed obscene shortly after publication and as a consequence most known copies have a few sections defaced. This copy is no different with a number of passages and illustrations crossed out and/or marked "no legas" "do not read". A number of leaves have had small marginal tears or wormholes repaired occasionally affecting a letter or a word. One leaf C4 with a small hole affecting the woodcut on the recto and two or three words on the verso. A few leaves have been remargined including the title page to part 2 leaf A1. In two places leaves are bound out of order. The flaws notwithstanding a lovely book.<br/><br/>The plan of this edition was conceived by Sebastian Brant. The first part of the book is based on Johann Zainer's first illustrated edition of 1476-77 translated into Latin by Heinrich Steinhöwel. Brant expands the work polishes the language and includes his commentaries to these fables. The second part is an entirely new work by Brant of 140 fables riddles accounts of miracles and other wonders of nature. These 140 new chapters follow the same structure as the first section with a woodcut followed by verse and then prose "some of a very remarkable character" according to Hugh W. Davies Fairfax Murray. These compositions are taken from the works of Stace Juvenal Virgil Ovid Lucien. The first story taken from Hesiod is said to be the oldest known fable.<br/><br/>"The numerous woodcuts in this volume fall into two distinct categories. The woodcuts in the first part with a few exceptions are rather simplistic and naive in execution and are based in reverse on the woodcuts from Zainer's successful Ulm edition of c.1476 incidentally the first illustrated edition of Aesop; the actual blocks were first used in Wolff's edition of not after 1489 Goff A115. The woodcuts of the second part are more sophisticated with the use of hatching and perspective to enliven the images and they were cut specifically for this edition; is it thought they were produced by the workshop of Johann Grüninger in Strassburg" Sotheby's. According to Hugh W. Davies "The remainder of the cuts are by a new artist the style entirely differing from the older blocks. These are heavily shaded by thin close parallel lines amalgamating into a solid mass in the deepest shadows. The perspective as a rule is fair: the faces are well rounded the noses being broad at the bridge but well-shaped. The cuts have the appearance of metal but they nevertheless are probably on wood."<br/><br/>In the past 30 years there have been five other auction results for this book one copy selling twice. The average price achieved in those five sales including the buyer's premium is just under $119000. If we average just the two copies sold in the last ten years that average jumps to over $167000. Of those five results the lowest sale price from 2002 made over $81000. And finally to complete the analysis a particularly fine copy was offered by the trade in 2014 for 200000 pounds roughly $329000. So while our copy has its defects and imperfections as do almost all other copies it is priced competitively for such a lovely and important work. <br/><br/> Fairfax Murray 20. Goed. I 390 24. Adams A291. Jacob Wolff of Pforzheim unknown books
