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Gellius, Aulus. Auli Gellii viri disertissimi Noctium Atticarum libri 20. Summa accuratione Ioannis Connelli Carnotensis ad recognitionem Beroaldinam repositi: cum alphabetico indice. [Lyon: [Jacques Myt? for] Barthélemy Trot, 1512] Reprint of the Paris edition of 1511, with the title in red. "Not a counterfeit Aldine edition" (Shaw), and likely printed by Jacques Myt (UCLA). 8vo (170 x 94 mm). Greek and Roman type, 30 lines plus headline. collation: *10 A-Z8 AA-MM8 NN10: 300 leaves. Title in red, decorated initials, early manuscript annotations in pencil and ink. (Title-page browned, closed marginal tear to T4, open marginal tear to FF8, slight loss to upper corner of MM3 and lower corner of NN8.) binding: Modern brown morocco (172 x 105 mm) in style of early binding (Bernard Middleton), lightly red speckled edges. provenance: Unidentified owner, inscription, “Blonydes [or Blonyoles?] Etonus,” on title-page — unidentified owner, inscription, “Sauflon Saufly Saufuy Willna (?),” on title-page — Thomas Cole  inscription, “Thomas Cole 1s 6d” and “Tho. Cole 1649,” on title-page — Sotheby's London, 26-27 March 1979, lot 6. acquisition: Purchased at Sotheby's via Alan G. Thomas. references: UCLA 1147; Renouard 312/41; Shaw 50; Baudrier, VIII, 422; Gültlingen, II, p. 106: 12; FB 71697; USTC143998