Ens. 2 ouvr. - LIPSIUS, Justus.- Epistolarum selectarum, centuria prima. Antverpiae [i.e. Leiden], apud Christophorum Plantinum [i.e. Officina Plantiana apud Franciscum Raphelengium], 1586. In-8° : [16]-254-[1] pp. (scattered foxing, trace of...
Estimation :
250 / 300
Description
previous inset (?) on the privilege signature). Contemporary binding : calf, gilt decorated ribbed spine, red edges (rubbed, corners slightly dulled, handwritten mention on upper flyleaf).
First edition of this collection of 100 letters (86 written by Lipsius, 14 addressed to him) printed in reality in Leiden by Frans Van Ravelingen (cfr Voet). Some copies, as ours, received another title-page with Plantin's imprint and contain a different letter : the LXVIIth is addressed to Jacobus Cuiacius instead of Cornelius ab Egmont Nieuwenburg. # Voet 1543; # BB III-932/933; # Adams L-815; # STC Dutch 119; # USTC 429138 (dated 1585) # Soltész L-300 (diff. collation : in-16° : 377-[5] pp.); # not in Machiels. ▲ Provenance : A. Berra, notary in Vittel (stamp). Joint : LANGUET, Hubert.- Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum [...]. Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden], ex officinâ Elzeviriorium, 1646, in-12° contemporary calf (some handwritten notes, dampstain on the upper flyleaf, upper turn in lacking, 2 corners very dulled). T Édition originale de cette collection de 100 lettres (86 de Lipse, 14 adressées à lui) imprimée en réalité à Leiden. Plein veau de l'ép. (rouss. éparses, rel. frottée). Avec un ouvage de H. Languet joint.
First edition of this collection of 100 letters (86 written by Lipsius, 14 addressed to him) printed in reality in Leiden by Frans Van Ravelingen (cfr Voet). Some copies, as ours, received another title-page with Plantin's imprint and contain a different letter : the LXVIIth is addressed to Jacobus Cuiacius instead of Cornelius ab Egmont Nieuwenburg. # Voet 1543; # BB III-932/933; # Adams L-815; # STC Dutch 119; # USTC 429138 (dated 1585) # Soltész L-300 (diff. collation : in-16° : 377-[5] pp.); # not in Machiels. ▲ Provenance : A. Berra, notary in Vittel (stamp). Joint : LANGUET, Hubert.- Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum [...]. Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden], ex officinâ Elzeviriorium, 1646, in-12° contemporary calf (some handwritten notes, dampstain on the upper flyleaf, upper turn in lacking, 2 corners very dulled). T Édition originale de cette collection de 100 lettres (86 de Lipse, 14 adressées à lui) imprimée en réalité à Leiden. Plein veau de l'ép. (rouss. éparses, rel. frottée). Avec un ouvage de H. Languet joint.
