Alexander of Aphrodisias's Commentary on Aristotle

Alexander of Aphrodisias; Alessandro Piccolomini, trans. ALEXANDRI APHRODISIENSIS MAXIMI PERIPATETICI, IN QUATUOR LIBROS METEOROLOGICORUM ARISTOTELIS, COMMENTARIO LUCIDISSIMA... Venice: Apud Hieronymum Scotum, 1548. Later vellum binding. Folio; ?2 A-H6 I8; [2] 55 leaves (leaf 44 mis-numbered). Roman and italic type; text in Latin. With woodcut devices on title page and colophon, woodcut initials, and numerous illustrations. Adams A687; USTC 808690.
11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Commentary on Aristotle's works from the important 3rd century Ancient Greek commentator and philosopher.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Light discoloration and scuffing to boards, slight warping; bookseller sticker on paste-down endpaper; writing, later blue ink, losses, and tears to title page not impacting text; several pages with chips and small wormholes at outer margin; damp staining, staining, light toning, and occasional marginalia; lacking front endpaper. A sturdy copy of this important mid-16th-century work.