ANACREON (& SAPPHO) - ANAKREONTOS.Livre Rare Book
"ANACREON (& SAPPHO) - ANAKREONTOS.Livre Rare Book
Teiou mele [Greek]. Anacreontis Teii Odae. Ab Henrico Stephano luce & Latinitate nunc primùm donatae. - [THE STARTING-POINT OF MODERN LITERATURE]
155460114Lutetiae (i.e. Paris), (? Guillaume Morel for) Henri Estienne (II), 1554. 4to. Contemporary limp vellum with remains of ties to boards. Remains of contemporary paper labels to spine and traces of autor in ink in contemporary hand, also to spine.A few smaller worm tracts to boards and a bit of spotting, but overall very nice. A large spot to title-page, presumably erased ink, from the removal of an old owner's name. The spot is in the blank margin, close to the printer's device, but not touching it. Apert from that internally very nice with only light occasional damp staining or browning. Old ink note in Greek characters to front free end-paper and a small note (referring also to ""Lyra"") on A(1)r. A very nice copy with large margins. Woodcut printer's device to title-page, woodcut headpiece and opening initial. Magnificently printed in all three sizes of the famous ""grecs du roi""-type. (8), 110 pp.
Herman H. J. Lynge & Son · Copenhagen, Danemark90 000,00 DKK≈ 12 087,00 €