Acciaioli's Commentary on Aristotle's Politics 1566
Acciaioli's Commentary on Aristotle's Politics 1566
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Donato Acciaioli in Aristotelis Libros Octo Politicorum Commentarii, Nunc primum in lucem editi. Index rerum, et verborum memorabilium. Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1566.
Donato Acciaioli's Commentaries on Aristotle's Politics, now published for the first time. Venice: Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1566.
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FIRST EDITION of this Renaissance Humanist commentary on Aristotle's Politics, probably also worked on by John Argyropoulos in collaboration with the principal author, Donato Acciaioli in the 15th century, but not published until here as stated on the title page. A lovely copy in an attractive limp vellum binding of this very rare first edition.
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Size: 109 x 151 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(1), (cross)8, A-Z8, 2A-2M8, (1)]
Collates as complete, including the 2M8 blank. Faded dampstaining to the last few quires, else generally exceptionally bright and clean throughout; an ideal copy. Full limp vellum binding, title in ink to upper spine and also to top page edge. Ties partially extant but mostly now gone as typical. Some pencil inscriptions to preliminary blank.
[OCLC 844780724; VD16 CNCE 98; USTC 807590].













