Search Results: vite de philosophi moralissime by diogenes laertius

Venetia: Alessandro de Viano, 1515. Book. Fair to Good. Three-Quarter Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. INCOMINCIA EL LIBRO D ELLE VITE DE PHILOSOPHI, & delle loro elegantissime sentenie. Estratto da D Laertio, & da altriantichi Auttori. Fair-Good. Signatures: A-H8 Integrally sewn. Half moroccan leather bound on corner tips & spine strip, laid over marbled boards. Stamped gold leaf lettering & title bands. Title & another leaf wanting. . The title has been inked into bottom edge. Moderate edge wear. Mild edge chipping on 8 of the leaves. tips missing on 3 leaves. 3 pin sized holes on 1st leaf. Mild to moderate damp staining on last 25 leaves. Rear end paper is browned. Illustrated with 40 small portrait woodcut ports. A solid comfortable copy, lovingly worn. .

Vinegia: Nicolo d'Aristotile, 1535. hardcover. fine. Title page in red & black, with woodcut. Numerous small woodcut portraits. 64 unnumbered leaves. Small slim 8vo, full 19th-century vellum, leather spine label, a.e.g., 3pp. following colophon contains contemporary hand-written index. (Vinegia: per Nicolo d'Aristotile detto Zoppino, 1535.). Fine.<br/><br/> Diogenes' early third century history of philosophy aimed "at enumerating the chief representatives of each school, with brief biographic sketches of an anecdotic character, a list of their works and a popular statement of their views." --Sandys. This is an early Italian translation and adaptation. This ed. not in BMC or NVC of Italian Books. With bookplate of William Salloch.<br/><br/>