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Venice, Italy
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Folger bibliographic ID: 265656
EDIT 16 (WWW): CNCE 36147
Folger call number: PA6791 .V6 1502 Cage
Folger holdings ID: 351401
Accession Number: cs1772
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octavo
General notes
Author transposed from head of title Signatures: pi⁴ A¹² B-Z⁸ 2a-2c⁸ Two states exist: var. A has an initial gathering A in 8's with title: "Valerii Maximi Dictorum et factorum memorabilium libri nouem" with printer's device on title page and colophon; var. B has gathering A containing 12 leaves with title: "Valerius Max. Exempla quatuor nuper inventa ante caput de omnibus" and printer's device only at colophon. Prefatory letter dated Aprilis MDIII Printer's device at colophon
Item information about Folger PA6791 .V6 1502 Cage
Preliminary gathering pi lacking. In early red goatskin; double gilt fillet with angled corner tools and center piece; gilt title and tooling on spine; gilt edges; marbled endpapers. Stamp: Robert Fearington. Guide letters are rubricated; underscoring and other decorations in red ink; annotations in an early hand. "Corrance, 1736" on recto of front free endpaper
Also known as
Extended title: Exempla quatuor et viginti nuper inuenta ante caput de omnibus / Valerius Max
Alternate titles: Valerius Max. Exempla quatuor nuper inventa ante caput de omnibus, Exempla qvatvor et viginti nvper inventa ante capvt de omnibvs
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printer: Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515