Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
May 1906
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/207
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    643 644 645 646 648 [WiweHELING (JAc.)] De Fine ConcuBINARUM IN SACERDOTEO ; Questio accessoria causa joci & urbanitatis in qdlibeto Heidel- bergensi determinata a Magistro Paulo Oleario heidelbergen. EDITIO PRIMA, lit. goth. 30 1. the last blank, long lines, 29 to a full page, 11 large and remarkable German woodcuts, brown morocco plain, inside dentelles, g. e. sm. 4to. absque nota AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK, with spirited cuts, some having legends. At the end are some Macaronic verses in Latinand German. The volume ends as follows: “ Ludovicus Hohenwang Elckingensis Capitibus di Meretricum fide in Sacerdotes et plebeios Summarium indidit.” Wither (George) A COLLECTION OF EMBLEMES, ancient and moderne, quickened with metrical illustrations, both moral and divine, four books, FIRST EDITION, fine engraved frontispiece by W. Marshall, and large portrait of the author, 200 fine circular plates of emblems by Crispin de Pass (the lottery plate at end in facsimile without pointer, 2 or 3 plain margins mended, otherwise an excellent copy), contemporary calf, with stamped corner ornaments, g. e. sm. folio. A. Mathewes for John Grismond, 1635-(34) WoLFGANGUS. Incipit Vita divi Wuolfgangi Praesulis eximi. es Distrophos—ad Lectores, Vu. 8. B. lit. goth. (lettres bdtardes), 5 very fine full-page spir ited woodcuts (contains A-JI in 8's; 98 ee the last 7 ll. headed “ Historia de Scto Uuolfgango Episcopi i‘ are in red and black letter) {Proctor 11800], modern brown morocco, g. &. by Chatelin, VERY RARE sm. 8vo. Finit Legenda Sancti Uuolfgangi Episcopi ex varits collectis; una cum officio suo; impressa per Ven. Dom. Jo. Weissenburger in ducali civitate Landshut 1516, 22 Feb. Zonca (Vittorio) Novo Teatro di Machine et Edificii per varie et sicure Operationi ; opera necessaria ad Architetti, etc. fine engraved title and 41 fine plates of machines, including pr inting and stamping presses, mills, locks, etc. vellum sm. folio. Padova, F'r. Bertelli, 1656 Zwick (Jo.) Underrichtung warumb die ee usz méschlichem Gsatz in Uyl grad verbotten sey, ete. lit. goth. t2tle within fine Holbein border of children and ornaments, dated 1519 (see Dibdin’s Decameron, 1.230), bound sm. 4to. k. 0, et n. Zwinglius (Ulrich) Von warem und valschem Glouben (sic) com- mentarius, das ist Underrichtung, verteutschet durch Leonem Jud, FIRST EDITION, lit. goth. ¢2tle within fine woodcut border with Christ feeding the Multitude below, large figured initial of William Tell shooting, and other initials, contemporary oaken boards, with jine Holbeinesque stamped panel ornaments (back repaired), clasps 8vo. Zurich, Christ. Froschover, 1526 * * END OF SALE. Dryden Press: J. Davy & Sons, 8-9, Frith-street, Soho-square, W.
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