Aldus.- Sallustius Crispus (Caius) De Conivratione Catilinae, italic type, title and verso of final f. with woodcut printer's device, ruled in red, title with a few short tears to foot and transparent tape repair, affecting device and a few words to verso, slight browning to first and last few leaves, some light spotting and staining, very occasional early ink underlining and marginalia, final two leaves defective and repaired at foot and fore-edge, affecting some text, final leaf with verso silked, later calf, spine gilt, rubbed and worn at corners, small loss to spine head, [Adams S139; Ahmanson-Murphy 103; Renouard, Alde, 17:4; EDIT 16 CNCE 373431], 8vo, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], April, 1509.

⁂ The first Aldine edition of Sallust's two historical works, accompanied by Cicero's speeches against Sallust and Catilina, and other pieces.