Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, ad optimorium exemplarium fidem recensiti, cum MSS. codicum variis lectionibus margini appositis by Catullus, Gaius Valerius.; Tibullus.; Propertius, Sextus - 1723

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Londini [London]: G. Pickering, 57 Chancery Lane (colophon: Excudebat C. Corrall, Charing Cross). 1824. 48mo. (82 x 45mm), pp. [iv], 61, [i], 46, 93, [i] + engraved frontispiece by Stothard, engraved title-page. Engraved headpiece of cherubs to first page of Catullus. Occasional very light toning. Dark brown textured skiver, raised bands and gilt title to spine, a.e.g., dark green endpapers. Spine a little rubbed, very good. Initials F.R. to preliminary blank. From Pickering's 'Diamond Classics' series. Printed in Diamond type by C. Corrall and dedicated to the renowned bibliophile George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834). Keynes, 56

[Montefiascone]: Ex Typographia Ejusdem Seminarii et Collegii, 1790. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes in one. 153pp; 108pp; 224pp. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, spine decorated in gold, with brown calf label lettered in gold. Title vignettes, one in-text illustration. Old dampstain to the upper edge of the front board and the first few leaves with some loss of paper on the front panel, short tears to corners of four leaves (not affecting text). Internally clean but for some minor foxing. A very good copy. ; Octavo.

Lugduni Batavorum M. DCC.XLIII., [1743.]. 1743 12mo. xvi, 344 p. Engraved frontispiece to each part, with engraved head and tailpieces. The pagination is continuous. Contemporary red morocco, the boards with triple gilt rules and gilt dentelles. The spine gilt between raised bands with a floral motif. All edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Minor rubs at the edges and corners only. A pretty copy.

Birminghamiae [Birmingham]: Johannis Baskerville, 1772. 12mo., pp. [ii], 276. Internally very clean. Later dark green morocco, gilt spine, borders and dentelles, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. Spine faded, very good indeed. Small, blue-bordered label with MS letter V to front pastedown. The title-page is the variant in which the 'T' of 'CATULLUS' is slightly oversized. Page 209 is misnumbered 109 as usual. Leaf A2 is a cancel. According to Gaskell, 800 copies remained in Baskerville's stock in 1775. Dibdin describes this edition, based on Coustelier's 1743 production, as 'very beautiful', though 'not esteemed for accuracy'. ESTC T4788; Gaskell 45; Dibdin I (4th ed) 377.

Paris: Apud Mamertum Patissonium, in Officina Rob. Stephani, 1577, 1577. First edition edited by Joseph Scalinger. Adams C1156; Schreiber, The Estiennes, 248. Edges just a little rubbed; fine copy.. 8vo, two parts in one volume, 18th century French cat's paw calf, marbled endpapers, maroon morocco spine label, gilt decorations and lettering, a.e. stained red. Woodcut vignette printer's device of the Estiennes on the title-page. The celebrated and often reprinted edition of Catullus and his two fellow Roman poets, Tibullus and Propertius, edited by French scholar Joseph Justus Scalinger (1549-1609), one of the most influential classical scholars of the Renaissance. Scalinger's Catullus became the definitive text of the great lyrical poet, and like many of Scalinger's works, a model for future textual scholarship. Scalinger "produced, in 1577, a new textus receptus of Catullus (if less so for Tibullus and Propertius), which endured, in common use with some modifications, for two hundred and fifty… Read More

Venetiis [Venice]: Apud Hieronymum Scotum, 1549. Late 19th century paper vellum binding with leather label with gilt lettering. Small 8vo. 143 pages. The label is worn and there is general scuffing from handing and age. Light wear. Endpapers date from this binding. Title page is soiled with previous owner's name and date at the top. An old ink writting at the bottom of the title page. Slight spotting throughout. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. Rare. Photos available upon request. CATULLUS, TIBULLUS, and PROPERTIUS: These three first century B.C. poets, like Ovid, were very popular in the Renaissance, and have always been grouped together since the 1472 first edition of Wendelin of Speyer. The manuscript tradition of all three is poor, and Catullus had only recently been rediscovered (in 1375) in a single corrupt manuscript which has since perished. The loss of this manuscript makes the early printed editions all the more valuable. Aldus's edition was edited by Girolamo… Read More