AUCTION 58: A COLLECTION OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS, FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY
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Mar 9, 2025
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A massive and varied collection of rare books and related material, ranging from 15th century incunabula and Reformation era Christian religious tomes, to 17th and 18th century scientific, philosophical, and medical texts, all the way to a First Edition of Einstein's Meaning of Relativity. Throughout this catalogue are swashbuckling adventures of the 18th and 19th centuries, Jewish and Islamic manuscripts, maps and atlases, and grand histories, among many other interesting subjects. Truly something for every type of collector.
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LOT 1:
1502 PLUTRACH LIVES VITAE POST INCUNABULA ANTIQUE FOLIO IN LATIN INCUNABLE RARE
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Sold for: $2,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
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2,560
Start price:
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2,000
Estimated price :
$3,000 - $4,000
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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1502 PLUTRACH LIVES VITAE POST INCUNABULA ANTIQUE FOLIO IN LATIN INCUNABLE RARE
Plutarchus, Vitae nuper quam diligentissime recognitae: quibus tres virorum illustrium vitae aditae fuerunt [edited by Girolamo Squarzafico].
Venice: Donnino Pinzi, February 15, 1502, later 3/4 vellum-backed marbled boards. Two parts in one volume.
Folio: 8 1/4 by 12"
Woodcut illustration on two of Theseus fighting a centaur, woodcut initials, with final blank leaf, new endpapers, minor wear, and some period marginalia.
298 leaves (596 pp)
Provenance: Sotheby's, Milan.
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