Euripides. Euripidis tragoediae septedecim, Sir Robert Peel's set, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], 1503.

Euripides. Euripidis tragoediae septedecim, 2 vol., collation: Ν-Ξ8, Ο10, Π-P8 Σ10, Τ-Υ8, Φ6, Χ-Ω8, ΑΑ-ΒΒ8, ΓΓ6, ΔΔ-ΖΖ8, ΗΗ6, ΘΘ-ΙΙ8, ΚΚ10, [χ]4; ΛΛ8, ΜΜ10, ΝΝ-ΡΡ8, ΣΣ10, ΤΤ8, ΥΥ6, ΦΦ-ΧΧ8, ΨΨ4, ΩΩ8, ΑΑΑ-ΒΒΒ8, ΓΓΓ6, ΔΔΔ-ΖΖΖ8, ΗΗΗ6, ΘΘΘ-ΚΚΚ8, ΛΛΛ4 (Δ4, Φ6, ΗΗ6, ΣΣ10, ΥΥ6 blank), Greek, Roman and italic types, initial spaces with guide-letters, woodcut printer's device to KK10v of the first volume and ΛΛΛ4v of the second, occasional light staining or spotting, [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], 1503; Euripidis Electra. Nunc primum in lucem edita, collation: A-Γ8, Δ8 (fols. A1v, Δ7 and Δ8 blanks), Greek and italic type, title with woodcut coin of Caesar Augustus (Cohen 228), and woodcut coat of arms of the dedicatee Cardinal Ardinghelli, woodcut historiated initial, initial spaces with guide-letters, lacking final 2 blanks, Rome, [Antonio Blado], 1545, together 2 works in 3 vol., uniformly bound in handsome 19th century dark blue morocco, gilt, spine in compartments and richly so, rubbed at extremities, g.e., 8vo (160 x 97mm. and 155 x 92mm.)

⁂ A handsome set with a distinguished provenance of the first Aldine edition of the plays of Euripides, containing eighteen plays instead of the seventeen announced on the title. It lacks only Electra; provided here in the Blado edition.

Provenance: Sir Robert Peel, Bt. (1788-1850), British Conservative stateman, who served twice as Prime Minister and twi