Gregoras (Nicephorus) & Dolce (Lodovico) Two Volumes comprising Gregoras (Nicephorus) Historie di Costantinopoli, descritte da Niceforo Gregora, che segue l'historia di Niceta Aconiate,... Tradotte da M. Lodovico Dolce; et riscontrate co' testi Greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli, E questa e la terza parte dell'historie degl'Imperatori Greci, Venice: Gabriel Giolito di Ferrari, 1569, 8vo, 18th century vellum; together with Gregoras (Nicephorus) Historia degli Imperatori Greci...alla quale se aggiunta L'Historia di Niceforo Gregora ... Tradotte da M. Lodovico Dolce; et riscontrate co' testi Greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli, E questa e la seconda parte dell'historie degl'Imperatori Greci, Venice: Gabriel Giolito di Ferrari, 1569, 8vo, 18th century vellum, bound with Secondo et Terzo Libro dell'historie di Niceta ... tradotti da M. Lodovico Dolce; et riscontrate co' testi Greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli, Gabriel Giolito di Ferrari, 1569; both with woodcut printer's device to title page and similar verso of final leaf; both volumes with Bookplate for William Hall, Esq. (2)
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Sold for £320
Gregoras (Nicephorus) & Dolce (Lodovico) Two Volumes comprising Gregoras (Nicephorus) Historie di Costantinopoli, descritte da Niceforo Gregora, che segue l'historia di Niceta Aconiate,... Tradotte da M. Lodovico Dolce; et riscontrate co' testi Greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli, E questa e la terza parte dell'historie degl'Imperatori Greci, Venice: Gabriel Giolito di Ferrari, 1569, 8vo, 18th century vellum; together with Gregoras (Nicephorus) Historia degli Imperatori Greci...alla quale se aggiunta L'Historia di Niceforo Gregora ... Tradotte da M. Lodovico Dolce; et riscontrate co' testi Greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli, E questa e la seconda parte dell'historie degl'Imperatori Greci, Venice: Gabriel Giolito di Ferrari, 1569, 8vo, 18th century vellum, bound with Secondo et Terzo Libro dell'historie di Niceta ... tradotti da M. Lodovico Dolce; et riscontrate co' testi Greci, & migliorate da M. Agostino Ferentilli, Gabriel Giolito di Ferrari, 1569; both with woodcut printer's device to title page and similar verso of final leaf; both volumes with Bookplate for William Hall, Esq. (2)
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Covers with spotting, extremities a little worn spine title blocks with wear and losses, marbled back endpapers but plain pastedown and endpapers to the front, pages toned
Costantinopoli: small old worm damage inside front cover, shelf position in pencil, small ink mark to title page, some pages with darker toning 117-124, light watermarking to last few pages
Imperatori: title page a little browned with old ink inscription, slight loss to page 35 of Libro second. title page with paper-strip backed repair, pages toned
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