Early 18th-Century Bilingual Edition of Aristophanes's Comedies
Early 18th-Century Bilingual Edition of Aristophanes's Comedies
Aristophanes; Isaac Casaubon, Ezechiel Spanheim, and Richard Bentley; Ludolf Kuster, ed. ARISTOPHANIS COMOEDIAE UNDECIM, GRAECE ET LATINE... Amsterdam: Sumptibus Thomae Fritsch, Bibliop. Lipsiensis, 1710. Full marbled leather, gilt stamped spine with morocco label with title in gilt, raised bands, all edges red, marbled endpapers. Large folio; [10] (lacking half-title), xxxviii, 580, 324, [60]pp. Roman type, in double columns; text in Greek and Latin. Title page printed in red and black, with dedication, life of Aristophanes, errata, index, decorated initials, head-pieces and ornaments.
15 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Boards scuffed with edgewear, corners rubbed, worming on upper board, label with minor chips and slight separation, leather darkening at spine and lower board, losses at head and tail of spine and corner of lower board, joints with cracking and one small wormhole, binding still sturdy overall; pages toned with light to heavy foxing; occasional marginalia, small stain/grime, minor hole or tear; G2 and G3 with larger areas of staining and corner repair, several leaves with damp staining; lacking half-title, otherwise complete, a good copy of this oversize volume.
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Early 18th-Century Bilingual Edition of Aristophanes's Comedies
Aristophanes; Isaac Casaubon, Ezechiel Spanheim, and Richard Bentley; Ludolf Kuster, ed. ARISTOPHANIS COMOEDIAE UNDECIM, GRAECE ET LATINE... Amsterdam: Sumptibus Thomae Fritsch, Bibliop. Lipsiensis, 1710. Full marbled leather, gilt stamped spine with morocco label with title in gilt, raised bands, all edges red, marbled endpapers. Large folio; [10] (lacking half-title), xxxviii, 580, 324, [60]pp. Roman type, in double columns; text in Greek and Latin. Title page printed in red and black, with dedication, life of Aristophanes, errata, index, decorated initials, head-pieces and ornaments.
15 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition Report: Boards scuffed with edgewear, corners rubbed, worming on upper board, label with minor chips and slight separation, leather darkening at spine and lower board, losses at head and tail of spine and corner of lower board, joints with cracking and one small wormhole, binding still sturdy overall; pages toned with light to heavy foxing; occasional marginalia, small stain/grime, minor hole or tear; G2 and G3 with larger areas of staining and corner repair, several leaves with damp staining; lacking half-title, otherwise complete, a good copy of this oversize volume.
