Livius (Titus) Ex XIIII T. Livii Decadibus, 4 parts in 1 vol. plus the fifth part Polybii Historiarum libri quinque, first folio Aldine edition, Venice, House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani, 1520-21.

Livius (Titus) Ex XIIII T. Livii Decadibus, 4 parts in 1 vol. plus the fifth part Polybii Historiarum libri quinque, first folio Aldine edition, collation: A8 B6 a-m8 n10 *10 aa-mm8 nn6 **10 aaa-qqq8; A-I8, woodcut device on titles and divisional titles, some ink annotations, some soiling, occasional staining and ink splashes, occasional foxing, but generally clean and intact, later vellum, folio (294 x 200mm.), Venice, House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani, 1520-21.

⁂ Very good copy of the impressive folio version of Aldine's Livy, complete with the fifth part and with good margins. This is a variant issue with last leaf qqq7 of part 3 correctly numbered 127 (cf. Adams L1324).

Provenance: D. Giovanni Maria Arquati ex-Cappuccino alias F. Camillo da Busseto (book label); indecipherable ink inscription on A2 "Hic liber est..."; small ink stamp (partially smudged so indecipherable) to verso of A3.

Literature: Adams L1324 and cf. L1323; Ahmanson-Murphy 196; Renouard Alde, 89:6; EDIT 16 CNCE 37644.

Literature: Adams L1323; Renouard 89.6 "Elle est fort rare";