BOOK, Incunable, Venice 1498/9.

Cornelius Nepos (Pseudo-):

Vitae imperatorum, sive De vita illustrium virorum. [And:] Vita Catonis.

Venice, Bernardinus Venetus, de Vitalibus, [between 9 Oct. 1498 and 23 Apr. 1499]. 4to. 21 x 15,5 cm. [50] leaves. [Complete.] With woodcut initial N on page a1v.

Bound in old limp vellum, somewhat soiled and stained, ms title to lower edge, traces of ms title to spine. Approx 12 ff. with marginal worming, a rather insignificant ink-smudge to two pages, old neat foliation in ink, a couple of old annotations in ink to first page, one neatly crossed out, occasional old or contemporary marginalia in ink.

ISTC ic00918000. GW M25945.

Formerly attributed to Aemilius Probus.

See description.