Sallustius Crispus, De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem De bello Iugurthino, [Venice?, Gregorio de Gregori? after 1521?], nineteenth-century vellum over stiff pasteboards

Sallustius Crispus, Gaius. C. Crispi Sallustii De coniuratione Catilinae. Eiusdem De bello Iugurthino. Orationes quaedam ex libris historiarum C. Crispi Sallustij. Eiusdem oratio contra M.T. Ciceronem. M.T. Ciceronis oratio contra C. Crispum Sallustium. Eiusdem orationes quatuor contra Lucium Catilinam. Porcij Latronis declamatio contra Lucium Catilinam. Quae omnia solerti nuper cura repurgata sunt, ac suo quaeque ordine optime digesta. [Venice?: Gregorio de Gregori? after 1521?]

Possible Italian counterfeit of the Aldine edition dated “mense ianvario MDXXI”, including the prefatory letter by Gian Francesco Torresano and Aldo’s letter to Bartolomeo Liviano from the original Aldine. Perhaps to be identified with one of the editions described by Renouard 93/16 (“une copie et contrefaction de l’édition de 1521 … il doit être d'impression des Gregori, de Venise”) and 318/7 ("Sans date, feuillets chiffrés. Copie de l'Aldine de 1521"), and by UCLA 1171 (associated with Renouard 318/7 and entered in their opac as "[Lyon: s.n., ca. 1522]”). Copies are in the British Library (as “G. de Gregoriis, 1521”) and John Rylands Library (Syston Park-Edward Sullivan-R.C. Christie copy). Not traced in Edit16 and USTC.

8vo (154 x 86 mm). Italic type, 30 lines plus headline. collation: a-t⁸: 152 leaves. Guide letters in initial spaces. (Area of dampstaining to upper outer corner of first two quires and lower margin, a1-b small marginal chip to upper corner.)

binding: Nineteenth-century vellum over stiff pasteboards (157 x 94 mm), red speckled edges. (Covers lightly stained.)

provenance: Unidentified owner, deleted inscription "Jo. Lodovici Philieboni (?)" on title-page (perhaps sixteenth century) — unidentified owner, inscription "Joannes Baptista Guidutius Urbinus" (eighteenth century) — Joseph Converse Heywood (1834-1900) (?) — Laurence Witten, Southport; Catalogue 14 (Southport 1981), item 47. acquisition: Purchased from Laurence Witten, Southport, 1981