Quinto Curzio Lot n° 101

Quinto Curzio - De rebus gestis Alexandri magni regis Macedonum Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1507. In 8th. Spaces for initials with guide letters, annotations in an old hand, slight redness, small gora on the white margins of some papers, coeval parchment binding, stains on plates. Ownership signature dated 1715 on the first flyleaf. SPECIALIST NOTES Elegant edition  of the work of Quinto Curzio Rufo, dedicated to the deeds of Alexander the Great. Preface by Luca della Robbia to Alessandro Acciaioli with enclosed poem by Pietro Bargetami. Filippo Giunta prints the work and is the first work that Luca della Robbia has edited for Giunta , after having replaced the first editor Benedetto Riccardini.