4. Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Orator. De Fato. Topica. De Universitate, Orator with commentary of Victor Pisanus and De Universitate with commentary of Georgius Valla, 72ff., 62 lines of commentary surrounding text and headline, Roman type, woodcut decorated capitals and diagrams, occasional early ink marginalia, skilful marginal repairs to title, some marginal water-staining and foxing, [BMC V, 440; Goff C-653; Hain 5111], Venice, Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, 1492 bound with (?at a later date) Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Tusculanae Disputationes, 57ff. (of 58, lacking blank ai), 55 lines of commentary surrounding text and headline, Roman type, capital spaces, marginal water- or damp-staining, heavier towards end, a few small wormholes within text and to margins, affecting a few letters on several ff., but with no loss of sense of text, [BMC V, 295; Goff C-638; Hain 5318], Venice, [Antonius de Strata], 1491, together 2 works in 1 vol., handsome contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, initials BC carved into upper cover, 4 (of 8), original metal studs to covers, lacking clasps, a few holes, corners worn, a number repairs, including full length of spine, rubbed, folio
est. £5000 – £7000
Provenance: First title with early ink inscription ?Petrus de Trois.
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