Epigrammata Epigrams

by Marcus Valerius Martialis, Martial

$6,500 · Offered by Whitmore Rare Books

Venice: Aldine Press, December, 1501. First Aldine edition. The editio princeps was published in Ferrara in 1471. This Aldine edition is distinguishable from the Lyonnese forgeries by Amphitheatrum and seposita on the first page of text. Octavo leaves measuring 152 x 95 mm . 208 ff., collating complete: A-Z8, &8. A Very Good+ copy. Nineteenth-century dark blue morocco with gilt Aldine

• Binding: Leather

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