ARISTOTELOUS ÊTHIKÔN NIKOMACHEIÔN biblia deka. Aristotelis De moribus ad Nicomachum libri decem. Ita Graecis interpretatione recenti cum Latinis coniunctis, ut ferme singula singulis

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Heidelberg (Heidelbergae), 1560. (Colophon: Heidelbergae, Excudebat Lodovicus Lucius, Universitatis typographus, Anno salutis humanae 1560, Mense Septembri) 8vo. (VIII),567(recte 571),(1 colophon),(4 blank) p. Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards. 17.5 cm (Ref: VD16 A 3403; Hoffmann 1,291; Schweiger 1,52; cf. Dibdin 1,326 Moss 1,126 for the edition of 1555; cf. Graesse 1,212; Cranz, A bibliography of Aristotle editions, 1501-1600, no. 108.398; J. Lewis, Adrien Turn be (1512-1565), a humanist observed , Gen ve, 1998, p. 127/28) (Details: Nice contemporary pigskin over wooden boards. Back with 3 raised bands. Boards decorated with a row of blind-tooled rolls, comprising floral motives and heads in medallions. The central panel is adorned with floral motives and palmets. The blind-stamped year 1565 or 1563 is vaguely visible at the bottom of the central panel on the upper board. Greek text with facing Latin translation, printed in 2 columns) (Condition: Pigskin age-tanned, worn and scuffed. Paper label at the head of the spine with a short title on it. Small damages to the pigskin. The clasps and catches are gone. Three small ownership inscriptions on the front endpapers. Two old initials in the lower margin of the title page. Small stamp on the verso of the title. A strip of the blank uppermargin of the title torn off, without affecting the text. Some contemporary ink marginalia) (Note: The Greek scholar Aristotle, 384-322 B.C., is one of the foremost names in t

• Binding: hardcover

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