1548 ALDINE PRESS CICERO antique 16th CENTURY VELLUM BOUND FOLIO Aldus

M. Tullii Ciceronis Officiorum Libri IIIcum commentariis Petri Marsi & Ascensii ; Dialogus de amicitia: cum co[m]mentariis Petri Marsi & Ascensii ; Dialogus de senectute: cum co[m]mentariis Petri Marsi, Martini Filetici, & Ascensii ; Paradoxa, interprete ascensioAldus (Aldine) : Venice; 1548Original vellum over cardboard, manuscript title at the spineBinding soiled but tight, front board with damage to the lower right, endpaper and title with period ownership notes, with a few old notes/marginalia including ex libris  Small folio. Size 8 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches163 lvs. (=326 pp.)Very good interior conditionWith bookplate to the front pastedownText in Latin========================================Caroline Furness Jayne "was an American ethnologist who published the first book on string figures in 1906 titled String Figures: A Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands... Jayne became interested in string figures through her brother, William Henry Furness III's anthropology work with Alfred Haddon studying native cultures where string game figures were used. Jayne was the first to create a popular study of string figures built on academic papers from journals such as The Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and other foreign language anthropological journals. She also personally recorded string figures from several native groups that were in attendance at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Jayne published the first book on string figures in 1906 titled String Figures and How to Make Them. The book provided instructions on how to create 129 string figures that were identified by anthropologists studying traditional societies such as those in Congo-Kasai and the Caroline Islands." ========================================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. 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Tullii Ciceronis Officiorum Libri III cum commentariis Petri Marsi & Ascensii ; Dialogus de amicitia: cum co[m]mentariis Petri Marsi & Ascensii ; Dialogus de senectute: cum co[m]mentariis Petri Marsi, Martini Filetici, & Ascensii ; Paradoxa, interprete ascensio Aldus (Aldine) : Venice; 1548 Original vellum over cardboard, manuscript title at the spine Binding soiled but tight, front board with damage to the lower right, endpaper and title with period ownership notes, with a few old notes/marginalia including ex libris   Small folio. Size 8 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches 163 lvs. (=326 pp.) Very good interior condition With bookplate to the front pastedown Text in Latin ======================================== Caroline Furness Jayne "was an American ethnologist who published the first book on string figures in 1906 titled String Figures: A Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands... Jayne became interested in string figures through her brother, William Henry Furness III's anthropology work with Alfred Haddon studying native cultures where string game figures were used. Jayne was the first to create a popular study of string figures built on academic papers from journals such as The Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and other foreign language anthropological journals. She also personally recorded string figures from several native groups that were in attendance at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Jayne published the first book on string figures in 1906 titled String Figures and How to Make Them. The book provided instructions on how to create 129 string figures that were identified by anthropologists studying traditional societies such as those in Congo-Kasai and the Caroline Islands." ======================================== Please see my other auctions   Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Historical
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:Philosophy
• Language:Latin
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1548