AUCTION 58: A COLLECTION OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS, FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY
By HELIOS
Mar 9, 2025
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery # 52 New York, NY 10022 USA, United States
A massive and varied collection of rare books and related material, ranging from 15th century incunabula and Reformation era Christian religious tomes, to 17th and 18th century scientific, philosophical, and medical texts, all the way to a First Edition of Einstein's Meaning of Relativity. Throughout this catalogue are swashbuckling adventures of the 18th and 19th centuries, Jewish and Islamic manuscripts, maps and atlases, and grand histories, among many other interesting subjects. Truly something for every type of collector.
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LOT 38:

1572 PAOLO GIOVIO ANTIQUE PAULI IOVII NOVOCOMENSIS EPISCOPI VITAE VELLUM FOLIO

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1572 PAOLO GIOVIO ANTIQUE PAULI IOVII NOVOCOMENSIS EPISCOPI VITAE VELLUM FOLIO

JOVIUS, Paulus (1483-1552).

Pauli Iovii novocomensis episcopi Nucerini Illustrium vivorum vitae.

Florence: Laurentii Torrentini Ducalis Typographi, 1572.

Folio. 8 3/4 by 13"

Original limp vellum binding (endpapers renewed).

Very good condition except some wear of binding and title page (with small repair at the lower right corner)

Not in Adams.

Paolo Giovio (also spelled Paulo Jovio; Latin: Paulus Jovius, 1483 – 1552) was an Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate.

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