JUVENALIS, Decimus Junius, & PERSIUS FLACCUS, Aulus.

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Juvenalis. Persius. First Aldine edition of the satires, a finely bound and tall copy from the celebrated library of Michael Wodhull. Aldus started issuing his groundbreaking Libelli portatiles ("Small portable books") in April 1501 with an edition of Virgil, followed by Horace in May, Petrarch in July, and this edition of Juvenal and Perseus in August, marking 1501 as one of the most extraordinary years in the history of publishing. The first editions of Persius and Juvenal's satires were published in 1470 and 1472 respectively.Wodhull (1740-1816), collector and translator of Euripides, was one of the most discerning bibliophiles of his day. In his 1886 sale catalogue, the binding of this copy, although unsigned, was attributed to the fine bookbinder Roger Payne (1738-1797). Wodhull was a patron of Payne and owned several early editions of the classics bound by him, including a 1482 edition of Quintilian decorated in a very similar style as this and held in the Bridwell Library in Dallas (online cat. num. 06563). Provenance: a) Mid 17th-century ms. ownership inscription "Ex libris Fr[atr]is Petri Saunier Galli". This is likely the French friar and professor of theology Pierre Saunier, author of a work on the Order of the Holy Spirit in 1649.b) James Edwards of Pall Mall, 1794 catalogue, item no. 2980 ("very fine copy, bound in morocco - 1£ 1s").c) Michael Wodhull, with his ownership inscription on an initial blank dated 1794 and various notes in his hand, including a note "E

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