Auli Gelii Noctes Atticae. Editor nova et prioribus omnibus docti hominis cura multo castigatior.
AULUS GELLIUS. Auli Gelii Noctes Atticae. Editor nova et prioribus omnibus docti hominis cura multo castigatior.
Amsterdam: apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651
12mo. (132 x 75 mm.). Engraved title. Some Greek letter. A very little faint browning at front, otherwise internally very good and clean. A very good and handsome copy overall. In contemporary vellum over paper boards, the covers gilt with large central arabesques and corner fleurons within a gilt-ruled frame, gilding to arabesques faded, spine titled in ink, foot of spine slightly bumped, otherwise very good and clean, lacking ties. 18th century engraved armorial ex libris of Lord Sandys to upper pastedown.
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION, A TALL COPY IN ELEGANT CONTEMPORARY GILT VELLUM. Gellius was a 2nd century Roman grammarian, and the Attic Nights is a commonplace book recording thoughts and aphorisms, including fragments from Classical authors that would otherwise be lost to us. It is divided into 20 books, and Willems calls this edition “fort jolie…Les beaux exemplaires de cet Aulu-Gelle sont rares et recherchés [very pretty…Attractive copies of this Aulus Gellius are rare and sought-after].”
W 1127; B 2065; BS 322; R 1145; Copinger 1821.
AULUS GELLIUS. Auli Gelii Noctes Atticae. Editor nova et prioribus omnibus docti hominis cura multo castigatior.
Amsterdam: apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651
12mo. (132 x 75 mm.). Engraved title. Some Greek letter. A very little faint browning at front, otherwise internally very good and clean. A very good and handsome copy overall. In contemporary vellum over paper boards, the covers gilt with large central arabesques and corner fleurons within a gilt-ruled frame, gilding to arabesques faded, spine titled in ink, foot of spine slightly bumped, otherwise very good and clean, lacking ties. 18th century engraved armorial ex libris of Lord Sandys to upper pastedown.
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION, A TALL COPY IN ELEGANT CONTEMPORARY GILT VELLUM. Gellius was a 2nd century Roman grammarian, and the Attic Nights is a commonplace book recording thoughts and aphorisms, including fragments from Classical authors that would otherwise be lost to us. It is divided into 20 books, and Willems calls this edition “fort jolie…Les beaux exemplaires de cet Aulu-Gelle sont rares et recherchés [very pretty…Attractive copies of this Aulus Gellius are rare and sought-after].”
W 1127; B 2065; BS 322; R 1145; Copinger 1821.
AULUS GELLIUS. Auli Gelii Noctes Atticae. Editor nova et prioribus omnibus docti hominis cura multo castigatior.
Amsterdam: apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1651
12mo. (132 x 75 mm.). Engraved title. Some Greek letter. A very little faint browning at front, otherwise internally very good and clean. A very good and handsome copy overall. In contemporary vellum over paper boards, the covers gilt with large central arabesques and corner fleurons within a gilt-ruled frame, gilding to arabesques faded, spine titled in ink, foot of spine slightly bumped, otherwise very good and clean, lacking ties. 18th century engraved armorial ex libris of Lord Sandys to upper pastedown.
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION, A TALL COPY IN ELEGANT CONTEMPORARY GILT VELLUM. Gellius was a 2nd century Roman grammarian, and the Attic Nights is a commonplace book recording thoughts and aphorisms, including fragments from Classical authors that would otherwise be lost to us. It is divided into 20 books, and Willems calls this edition “fort jolie…Les beaux exemplaires de cet Aulu-Gelle sont rares et recherchés [very pretty…Attractive copies of this Aulus Gellius are rare and sought-after].”
W 1127; B 2065; BS 322; R 1145; Copinger 1821.