Lot 18: A rare Vascosan edition of Cicero

CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS.

M. Tullii Ciceronis academicarum quaestionum editionis primae liber secundus, editionis secundae liber primus [bound with] M. Tullii Ciceronis De Finibus bonorum et malorum ad M. Brutum libri quinque. Paris : Michel de Vascosan, 1544. Early vellum, all edges blue. 9 x 6 5/8 inches (23 x 17 cm); 88 [N.B page numbers 87 and 88 repeated at end, [2] pp., including terminal blank; 94 pp. Generally a very fresh unpressed copy, repaired tear to the gutter margin of signature M of the second work. Neat name of Johan Kuch? j. n. D to the title, occasional annotations likely in his hand.

A pair of rare works by this major Parisian printer, whose works are among the most elegant productions of the period for their graceful proportions and elegance of typography. The text is printed in a fine italic type, and the title pages in Roman majuscules. We locate only the Bibliotheque Nationale copies on WorldCat