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1556. BOOK. (CLASSICAL LITERATURE). MANUTIIS, PAULUS:. COMMENTARY ON CICERO’S ORATION IN DEFENSE OF P. SEXTUS. Venetiis: Aldus, 1556. Small 8vo. 146 folios + 2 leaves. The two final leaves contain the errata, and on the verso of the last leaf is the anchor and dolphin emblem of the Aldus printing house. Bound in parchment, with marbled edges. Paulus Manutius (1512–1574) was the third son of the great printer Aldus Manutius. He distinguished himself not only through his work at the family publishing house—a business he inherited from his father—but also through his brilliant studies of the classics, particularly Cicero.