AUCTION 58: A COLLECTION OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS, FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY
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A massive and varied collection of rare books and related material, ranging from 15th century incunabula and Reformation era Christian religious tomes, to 17th and 18th century scientific, philosophical, and medical texts, all the way to a First Edition of Einstein's Meaning of Relativity. Throughout this catalogue are swashbuckling adventures of the 18th and 19th centuries, Jewish and Islamic manuscripts, maps and atlases, and grand histories, among many other interesting subjects. Truly something for every type of collector.
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LOT 21:
1559 STATII PAPINII NEAPOLITANI ANTIQUE 16TH CENTURY ROMAN POETRY
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$700 - $900
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1559 STATII PAPINII NEAPOLITANI ANTIQUE 16TH CENTURY ROMAN POETRY
STATII PAPINII NEAPOLITANI
SYLVARUM, THEBAIDOS, ACHILLEIDOS
Lugduni; 1559
Full vellum binding, manuscript title to the spine
Size 3 by 4 3/4"
524 pp.
Good condition
text in Italian
"Statii Papinii Neapolitani Sylvarum, Thebaidos, Achilleidos" refers to the collected works of the Roman poet Statius, including his "Sylvae" (a collection of poems on various subjects), "Thebais" (an epic poem about the Theban war), and "Achilleis" (an epic poem about the life of Achilles).
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