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1576. [ALDINE] ALDUS MANUTIUS THE YOUNGER. DE QUAESITIS PER. EPISTOLAM LIBRI III. VENICE, 1576. 3 parts in one, 8vo. 18th century calf, spine label missing, with some spoiling and wear and maybe old glue repair to hinge; internally positions affected by light damp stain. Woodcut portrait vignette of Aldus the Elder on title, decorative woodcut initials Scarce work by Aldus Manutius the Younger, who was the son of Paulus Manutius, a renowned scholar of Cicero, and the namesake grandson of the illustrious Venetian printer Aldus Manutius, explores various subjects including astronomy, the Ptolemaic dynasty, and aspects of the liberal arts. Aldus the Younger represents the final generation of the Manutius family to operate their celebrated printing press in Venice.