Nov 03, 2006 - Sale 2092

Sale 2092 - Lot 2

Price Realized: $ 330
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
AETIUS of Amida. Contractae ex veteribus medicinae sermones XVI. Latin translation by Janus Cornarius. Volume 1 (of 2). [8], 469, [3] leaves, including leaf with printer's device at end followed by 2 blanks. 8vo, early 19th-century 1/4 gilt, moderate wear; light dampstain in blank outer margin of opening leaves, occasional early underscoring and marginalia. Bookplate of Dr. Samuel X. Radbill. Venice: ex Officina Farrea, 1543

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Medical encyclopedia by a 6th-century Byzantine physician. The second volume of this edition was published in 1544. Durling 47; Choulant, Handbuch, page 134; Hoffmann I, 100; see Garrison-Morton 33, 5814, and 6137.