(1514). PONTANUS (Joannis). OPERA. - Lot 64

(1514). PONTANUS (Joannis). OPERA. Lyon, Barthelemy Troth, February 1514. In-8 of 346 (of 356) uncounted leaves, half chestnut brown, spine ribbed and decorated (modern binding). This fine printing contains 11 philosophical treatises by the Italian humanist Pontanus (1426-1503): De Fortudine - De Principe - Dialogus qui Charon inscribitur. Dialogus qui Antonius inscribitur - De Liberalitate. - De Beneficetia - De Magnificentia - De Splendore - De Conviventia - De Obedentia - De Prudentia. Title printed in red with fleur-de-lys. According to Renouard, this edition, printed in italic type similar to that of the Aldus, is of Italian origin and cannot be attributed to the Lyon presses... Missing 10 leaves. Light spotting on a few leaves (Baudrier VIII, 426) (Renouard p. 313, no. 45) (Heilbrun, contrefaçons aldines, p. 16) (USTC 155225).