Historiarum ab urbe condita, libri qui extant XXXV cum universae historiae epitomis. Aldinis caroli sigonii scholijs. Quibis ijdem libri, atque epitomae partim emendantur partim etiam explanantur, ab auctore multis in partibus postremo auctis, et emendatis. Cum rerum & verborum locupletissimo indice, et privilegio.
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Titus Livius (Livy) historiarum ab urbe condita (Livy's histories), printed in 1592 at the Aldine Press, following the first Aldine edition of 1555. This being printed in folio format and bound in vellum. A luxurious early edition from the 16th century.
The Aldine Press is one of the most significant publishing houses of all time, perhaps second only to Gutenburg. They invented the italic font and also popularised the octavo sized book, paving the way for the modern paperback. They mainly printed Greek and Latin classics, and we have sold many Aldine editions, including first editions of Statius (1502), Julius Caesar (1513), Cicero (1514), and a significant number of later editions under the Press, several of which are currently available on our eBay page at the time of this being posted.
Size: 240 x 330 x 50 mm.
Condition: Good (G/G+)
Very minor wear and minor marks on spine. Very minor damage to tooled label. Both boards securely attached. Some scuffing and minor marks on boards. Shelf wear. Title page toned with minor foxing and marks, and two repairs. Dulling to page edges. Text block very clean with light toning and sporadic and minor foxing, collated as complete.
