Lot n° 1183

Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius. Serio castigati. 1. Extr. rare issue with Plantin’s Antwerp address of this collection of Latin love poetry, printed in a very small format, for the use of students and lovers of poetry. Woodcut mark on title. Ref....

Estimation : 700 / 900
Adjudication : 700 €
Description
BT 5400. Voet (Plantin Press) 935. Pettegree NB 7151. Ind. Aur. 134.498. Cp. Adams C-1157 and Typogr. Bat. 1042 (Leiden issue). Not in Sorgeloos. 2. Equally rare ed. of Martial’s epigrams. Woodcut mark on title. Ref. Typogr. Bat. 3378. Pettegree NB 20655. Not in STCN (!), Adams etc. 
We join : Sententiae Ciceronis, Demosthenis, ac Terentii. Dogmata philosophica. Antw., Chr. Plantin, (31 October) 1572, 16mo, old calf, spine on 3 raised bands (rubbed, front joint split), [32]-478-[2] pp. (pp. 1-2 for the larger part torn out; title stained, some traces of use, last f. underlaid). Extensive collection of classical quotations. Title within woodcut border. Names on front flyleaf. Schoolboy’s scribbling. Ref. BT 4322. Voet (Plantin Press) 987. Pettegree NB 8172. Not in Adams, Sorgeloos, STC Dutch (BL). (2 vol.)
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