Oct 23, 2012 - Sale 2291

Sale 2291 - Lot 43

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
CURTIUS RUFUS, QUINTUS. [De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni]. [8], 170, [2] leaves, including blank *8, penultimate leaf with colophon, and final leaf with Aldine device on verso. 8vo, 162x95 mm, 19th-century Italian vellum boards attractively gilt with black and red morocco lettering pieces; scattered minor spotting, light soiling and faded inscriptions on title; blue edges. (Venice: House of Aldus and Andrea of Asola, July 1520)

Additional Details

only aldine edition of a 1st-century A.D. account of the life and exploits of Alexander the Great; second state of the title, with hand-stamped R in CURTIUS. Renouard, page 88(1); New UCLA 186.5.