Lot 104

Terentius Afer, Publius

£500

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography

Auction: 13 January 2016 at 11:00 GMT

Description

Comoediae sex. Leiden: Elzevir, 1635. 12mo, engraved title-page, dark blue morocco gilt by Derome le jeune with his label, g.e., gilt doublures, pink silk endpapers

Footnote

Provenance: Arthur Atherley armorial bookplate to silk endpaper; Mortimer L. Schiff's red morocco gilt booklabel (sold by Sotheby's 7th December 1938, lot 1723, note to rear free-endpaper); J.R. Abbey's red morocco gilt booklabel, with his note 'JA 1957' to rear free-endpaper (sold by Sotheby's 21st June 1967, lot 2191)