Imprint from colophon, p. [533] and p. [915] Aldine device on verso of final leaf in each volume.
Vol. 1: [536] pages; v. 2: [380] pages.
First collected edition of Euripides. The "commentaries" mentioned on the title page (meaning probably the scholia by Arsenius) were not published in this edition, but were printed in Venice by L.A. Junta in 1534.
By the time Aldus reached the end of the 2nd volume, the text of Hercules Furens had been discovered and he added it to the second volume despite the title's own claim that the work included only 17 tragedies. Electra, however, is not included.
Each play has half title. Hercules Furens not listed on t.p.
Numerous blank pages.
Collation, volume 1: [alpha]-[gamma]⁸ [delta]⁴ [epsilon]-[eta]⁸ [theta]⁶ [iota]-[lamda]⁸ [mu]⁶ [nu]-[xi]⁸ [omicron]¹⁰ [pi]-[rho]⁸ [sigma]¹⁰ [tau]-[upsilon]⁸ [phi]⁶ [chi]-[omega]⁸ 2[alpha]-2[beta]⁸ 2[gamma]⁶ 2[delta]-2[zeta]⁸ 2[eta]⁶ 2[theta]-2[iota]⁸ 2[kappa]¹⁰ [chi]⁴: 268 leaves, [delta]4, [phi]6, 2[eta]6 blank.
Collation, volume 2: 2[lamda]⁸ 2[mu]¹⁰ 2[nu]-2[rho]⁸ 2[sigma]¹⁰ 2[tau]⁸ 2[upsilon]⁶ 2[phi]-2[chi]⁸ 2[psi]⁴ 2[omega]⁸ 3[alpha]-3[beta]⁸ 3[gamma]⁶ 3[delta]-3[zeta]⁸ 3[eta]⁶ 3[theta]-3[kappa]⁸ 3[lamda]⁴: 190 leaves (2[sigma]10, 2[upsilon]6 blank).
Housed in a maroon cloth folding-case.
Unidentified paper stamp with typed text "H / III / 1" affixed to front pastedown endpaper; bookplate of John Alfred Spranger also affixed to front pastedown endpaper; clipping of an entry for a similar volume from a Bernard Quaritch auction catalogue dated 1946 affixed to front free endpaper; title page has an inscribed name and circular stamp cut out (repaired), armorial ink stamp "J.A. Spranger / Florence" on lower right corner, inscription along the top largely crossed out, and second inscription below t.p. text partially crossed out, reading "Coll. Mont. Reg. Societ. Jes. Ins. Cat."
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