828. [Italy - Venice]

BOETHIUS

Opera, (parts I-II of III).

Venice, J. & G. de Gregoriis de Forlivio, 8 July 1499 (II)

Folio: (I) [2]-201 (= 202), (II) [2]-69 (= 71)-[1] ff., 65 ll. (toned, some soiling and staining, blank bottom half of title cut off and underlaid, worming in blank inner margin of 1st ff. and in blank top margin of ff. 170-193, single marg. wormholes).

18th-c. half vellum, flat spine titled in ink, marbled edges (cover edges sl. def.). Good copy.

Two parts, complete in themselves, of the collected writings of Boethius: (I) Oper philosophica minora et theologica, (II) Opera mathematica. As often without (III) De consolatione (etc.). 271 woodcut diagrams. Woodcut mark at end of II. Printed in gothic type, in 2 cols. Ref. ISTC ib00768000. - GW 4512. - Goff B-768. - Polain 721 (I) & 741 (II). - BMC V:351 & 350. - CIBN B-558. - BSB-Ink B-619. Prov. Old writing on verso of title. - Name on title crossed out. - "In librorum templo Ne-lis" i.e. Jean Nélis (mod. bookpl.). - [Georges Petit].

€ 1.000 / 1.500

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