Blackwell rare books GREEK AND LATIN CLASSICS III Blackwell Rare Books 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BQ Direct Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 333555 Switchboard: +44 (0) 1865 792792 Email: [email protected] Fax: +44 (0) 1865 794143 www.blackwell.co.uk/ rarebooks Our premises are in the main Blackwell bookstore at 48-51 Broad Street, one of the largest and best known in the world, housing over 200,000 new book titles, covering every subject, discipline and interest, as well as a large secondhand books department. There is lift access to each floor. The bookstore is in the centre of the city, opposite the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre, and close to several of the colleges and other university buildings, with on street parking close by. Oxford is at the centre of an excellent road and rail network, close to the London - Birmingham (M40) motorway and is served by a frequent train service from London (Paddington). Hours: Monday–Saturday 9am to 6pm. (Tuesday 9:30am to 6pm.) 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TragoediaeVII.[Geneva:]HenriciStephani.1557,FIRSTCOMPLETE EDITION,theEDITIOPRINCEPSofthe‘Agamemnon’,sometoningandspotting,lower cornertipoffirstfewleavesworn(esp.title),titlealittlecreasedfrombookplateon verso,pp.[viii],395,[3],4to,contemp.calf,expertlyrebackedpreservingoldlabel andendpapers,cornersrepaired,bookplateandstampofTrinityCollegeCambridge (‘sold’),good(Schreiber145;DibdinI237;MossI8) £2,750.00 The fourtheditionofAeschlyus,thefirstproducedbytheEstiennes,andthefirsttoprint thecompletetextoftheAgamemnon,ofwhichonlyasmallfractionhadpreviouslybeen printedduetoalacunainthemostimportantmanuscript,the11th-centuryMedicean codex.Theeditor,PietroVettori(‘Victorius’),bothrestoredthemissingversesand improvedthetextofthescholiausinga14th-centurycodex,andforthefirsttimehe distinguishestheAgamemnonfromtheChoirephoi,sinceallpreviouseditorshad consideredthefragmentspartofthefollowingplay.ThebookisprintedwiththeHenry Estienne’susualelegance,usingtwosizesofthegrecsduroi.‘Anexcellentandbeautiful edition...itisamuchmorevaluableimpressionthaneitherofitsprecursors...thisedition israreanddear’(Dibdin).‘Notwithstandingthegreatmeritsofthisedition’andthe profusepraisealreadyrecorded,Mossstillfeltthat‘itmeetsnotwiththeattentionit deserves’. 2. Aeschylus. TheTragediesofAeschylus translated.ByR.Potter.Norwich: PrintedbyJ.Crouse.1777,FIRSTEDITION ofthefirstcompleteEnglishtranslation, half-titleandinternalblanks(R4,Cc4, Q q3,Bbb3,&Lll3)discarded,light toning,somespottinginplaces,pp. [iii]-xxviii,[6],519,[1],4to,contemp. sprinkledcalf,boardswithagiltleaf rollborder,backstripwithfivegilt- milledraisedbands,redmoroccolabel insecondcompartment,theremainder infilledwithflower,leaf,andothertools, marbledendpapers,frontjointsplitting atbasebutstrong,rubbedandscratched atextremities,slightweartobackstrip ends,good(ESTCT87012) £600.00 ThistranslationbytheNorfolkclergymanRobertPottermarksthefirstcompleteEnglish- languageversionofthesurvivingplaysofAeschylus,whohadbeenlargelyneglectedin Englishuntilthatpoint(thefirstpublishedtranslationofanyindividualplayappeared onlyin1773).Potter’swork‘waspublishedtogreatacclaimin1777andbroughthim tothenoticeofLondonliterarysociety’(ODNB);aLondoneditionfollowedwithintwo yearsofthisfirstprinting,andPotter’stranslationswerestillbeingreprintedasastandard versionaslateas1938. 1 blackwell rare books 3. Anacreon. [Carmina.Greek:]HaitouAnakreontosodai.KaitatesSapphous,kaita touAlkaiouleipsana.Glasgow:ExcudebantR.&A.Foulis.1751,smalldampmarkto marginoftitle,alittlechippingtoedgeoffrontfreeendpaper,pp.[iv],75,[1],32mo (paper79x47mm),contemp.vellumboards,backstripinthreeplaincompartments, frontboardwithgiltmonogram,abitsoiled,fronthingecrackingandboardsalittle bowed,booklabel‘Nanhoron1935’andtwoearlyownershipinscriptions(J.Yates, H.H.EdwardsdePennant),good(Gaskell181;ESTCT85607) £350.00 Theregularpaperissue(somecopieswerealsoprintedonfourcoloursofsilk)ofthis miniatureeditionofAnacreonfromtheFoulisPress,producedtotheirusualattractive standards.AlsoincludedarefragmentsofSapphoandAlcaeus.Thiscopybearsthegilt monogramJYonthefrontboard,probablytheJ.Yateswhosignedthefrontendpaper, andwaslaterattheWelshestateofNanhoron. 4. Anacreon. Odaria.Praefixocommentarioquopoetaegenustradituretbibliotheca Anacreonteiaadumbratur.Parma:ExRegioTypographeio.1785,ONEOF50COPIES ONFINEPAPER(ofaneditionof310copies),engravedportraitontitleandvignette onsecondleaf,acoupleoffaintage-spots,pp.[iv],xciv,100,[2],4to,contemp.red straight-grainmorocco,boardswithagiltfilletborder,backstripdividedbyeight pairedraisedbands,athingreenmoroccobandbetweeneachpair,thesecondfull compartmentgilt-lettereddirect,theremainderinfilledwithgiltdots,diamonds, andothertools,bluewateredsilkendpapers,redmoroccoturn-ins,giltdentelles,the meresttouchrubbedatextremities,andonetinywormholetoeachjoint,preserved inabrownclothfolderinabrownclothslipcasebackedinbrownmorocco(thisabit rubbed),bookplatesofCharlesWhibley,HughMorristonDavies,and‘C.H.C.’,very good(Brooks287;MossI49;DibdinI265) £5,000.00 Item 4 2 GREEK AND LATIN CLASSICS ThefirstBodoniquartoeditionofAnacreon,followingonlyanoctavoof1784,anda lavishproduction,printedentirelyincapitals.Brooksstatesthat250copieswereprinted on‘blue’paper,50onfinepaper(likethisone),and5eachontwotypesofsuperfine paper.Thebindingmatchestheprintinginsumptuousness,withthebackstrippanels almostentirelyinfilledwithclosely-setgiltdots.TheformerownerCharlesWhibley (1859-1930)wasthejournalistandauthorwhorecommendedT.S.EliottoFaber&Faber. ThiscopywaslaterownedbyHughMorristonDavies(1879-1965),apioneeringsurgeon (called‘theDoyenofThoracicSurgery’)andacollectoroffinebindings,especiallythose oftheeighteenthcentury. ‘Thesecondeditionisaverybeautifulone’(Moss).‘Theeditionsof1785and1791are printedincapitalletters,andmoreelegantandexquisitelyfinishedproductionscannotbe conceived’(Dibdin). 5. Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus) TheThoughtsoftheEmperorMarcusAurelius Antoninus.InthetranslationofGeorgeLong:IllustratedaftertheWater-colour drawingsbyW.RussellFlint.PhilipLeeWarner,publishertotheMediciSociety. 1912,colourfrontispieceand11othercolourplates,twoleaveswithchipsfrom blankmargin,pp.lxxxvii,207,8vo,recenthalfbluemoroccobyAsprey&Co., boardsandbackstripruledingilt,secondcompartmentgilt-lettereddirect,marbled endpapers,a.e.g.,backstripsunned,verygood £50.00 6. Caesar (Gaius Julius) Hocvoluminecontinenturhaec.Commentariorumdebello GallicolibriVIII.Debellocivilipompeiano.LibriIIII.DebelloAlexandrino.Liber I.DebelloAfricano.LiberI.DebelloHispaniensi.LiberI.Venice:inaedibusAldi Item 6 3 blackwell rare books &AndreaeSoceri.1513,FIRSTALDINEEDITION,double-pagewoodcutmapcoloured byhand,fivefurtherfull-pagewoodcuts,lightspotting,partofthemapcolouring showingonreverse,ff.[xx],296,8vo,eighteenth-centurygreenmorocco,boards withagiltborderoflinkedcircles,backstripdividedbydoublegiltfillets,secondand thirdcompartmentsgilt-lettereddirect,topandbottominfilledwithachainpattern, a.e.g.,atouchrubbedatedges,backstripveryslightlysunned,armorialbookplateof W.H.Thompson,verygood(CNCE8147;DibdinI357) £5,000.00 ThefirstAldineeditionofCaesar,illustratedwithadouble-pagemapofFranceand fivewoodcutsdepictingfortifications,keyedtoexplanatorytext.TheworksofCaesar havealwaysbeenanimportantpartofLatinliterature,andformedthefirstexperience manymodernstudentshadreadingLatin(‘Galliaestomnisdivisa...’).Theywereequally popularintheearlysixteenthcentury:thiseditionwasalmostimmediatelycopiedby Giuntain1514,andasecondAldineappearedin1519,bothessentiallyreprintsofthis textandtheseillustrations(thoughthelatereditionsdidaddamapofSpain). Theeditor,GiovanniGiocondo,wasamanverymuchoftheRenaissance,beingan architect,ateacher,andaFranciscanpriestaswellasascholar:hedesignedthePalazzo delConsiglioinVeronaandthePontNotre-DameinParis(thelattermuchrebuilt, thoughGiocondo’sversionwasamongthelongest-lasting);heeditedVitruviusandCato theElder;amonghisstudentswastheyoungJ.C.Scaliger.Hisarchitecturalexperience– whichalsoincludedpartoftheprotectionofVenice’slagoons–contributesmuchtohis treatmentoffortificationshere. 7. Cicero. Opera.ExPetriVictoriicodicibusmaximaexpartedescripta,viriDocti etinrecensendiosauthorishuiusscriptiscauti&perdilentis...EiusdemVictorii explicationessuaruminCiceronemcastigationum.[5partsin2volumes].Paris: exofficinaRobertiStephani(Estienne).1538-39,6titleswithlargewoodcut printer’sdevices,woodcutinitials,substantialearlymanuscriptannotationson someleaves(largelyfaded-perhapsverygentlywashed,andoccasionallyshaved), ownershipinscriptionsonsometitlesof‘KennethusMurchison’,aninscription excisedfromuppercorneroffirsttitleineachvol.,brownedandsoiledinplaces, afewoldedgerepairs,pp. [xvi],288,640,[6];416,450,[2],158,[100],folio, modern darkcalf,boardspanelledinblind,spineswithsixraisedbands,red andgreenlettering-pieces,good (Renouardp.48;AdamsC1640;Ebert4255; SchweigerII103;MossI291) £2,000.00 TheEstiennefolioeditionoftheworksofCicero,and‘anelegantlyexecutededition’