Estimate € 400 - 600
Sold € 700
Auction: 24 September 2019 at 15:00
ESOPO (620-564 a.C.) - Aesopi Phrygii Fabulae graecae latine conversae. Parma: Giambattista Bodoni, 1800. One of the most successful books by Bodoni, printed with extraordinary harmony between Roman and Greek fonts that Brooks extolled as being "d'une simple beauté incomparable. The folio edition with text in two colums: Greek with Latin translation. Brooks 796. Uncut copy. Folio (458 x 308mm). (Some light spotting). Editorial blue wrappers (missing front wrapper and spine).
Estimate € 400 - 600