344 - Cicero, MT (Officia. A book for his son Marco. On the virtuous offices and duties of a well-behaved and upright man.) Augsburg, Steyner, February 16, 1531. 3 (of 8) unnumbered leaves, 91 numbered leaves, 1 blank leaf. With 98 woodcut illustrations by H. Weiditz, as well as numerous woodcut initials and decorative borders. 4°. Later full leather binding.

Cicero, MT (Officia. A book for his son Marco. On the virtuous offices and duties of a well-behaved and upright man.) Augsburg, Steyner, February 16, 1531. 3 (of 8) unnumbered leaves, 91 numbered leaves, 1 blank leaf. With 98 woodcut illustrations by H. Weiditz, as well as numerous woodcut initials and decorative borders. 4°. Later full leather binding. VD 16, C 3238; BM STC, German Books, p. 209; Fairfax Murray, p. 118; Schweiger I, 228: 'First and most rare edition'. - First edition of the German translation by Johann Neuber, which he prepared at the behest of the patron Johann von Schwarzenberg. The first of three printed editions from 1531 – Cicero's late philosophical work on duties and virtues, considered a standard work of ancient ethics. With its magnificent woodcuts by Hans Weiditz, this work is among the finest woodcut books of the 16th century. It depicts scenes from everyday life in the early 16th century: jugglers, a scriptorium, a hunting scene, merchants, a dancing bear, card players, a beehive, a spider's web, a nursery, the 'Sypschafft' (a type of fictional character), Romulus and Remus, etc. – The title page, the woodcut portrait, and the following three leaves of the preface are missing. – Some finger and foxing, a few small tears at the edges, one larger tear at the edge, some woodcuts hand-colored, approximately 15 leaves with an etched circular stamp (mostly in the bottom margin).