Sales catalogue 402: Maggs Bros

Date:
1921
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/7
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 402: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Germany—Cologne, Johann Landen.—A.D; 1496. 133 ISIDORUS. De summo bono. 3 Black Letter, WITH WOODCUT TITLE (WHITE LETTERS ON BLACK GROUND, EDGED WITH RED). 28 LINES AND HEADLINE, CAPITAL SPACES, SIGNATURES AT END OF LAST LINE OF TEXT. CAPITALS AND PARAGRAPH- MARKS SUPPLIED IN RED. 12mo. Boards. Cologne, Johann Landen (1496-1497). £4 10s “A Summary of Theology on the Divine Attributes or Virtues and Vices.” Hain *9283. Voulliéme 705. British Museum Catalogue, Vol. I., p. 303. Proctor 1480. No Copy 1x U.S.A. (accornpine To CENsts). Unknown Printer. 134 JACOBUS (Palladinus) de Theramo. Belial. Processus Luciferi contra Jhesum. Black Letter, DOUBLE COLUMNS, 41 LINES TO A FULL PAGE. CAPITAL SPACES. Folio. Half bound. (Cologne, Unknown Printer, about 1475). £14 14s This famous book has, as its object, the inculcating of a system of law, or a knowledge of the rules of evidence, etc., for those destined to the legal profession. The machinery employed is sufficiently novel and daring. Belial represents Lucifer, and Moses represents Jesus. These collocutors are brought before Solomon and others, who sit as judges in the cause. The subject propounded is the Redemption of Man. Only two other copies known (of which only the one at Besancon is complete). Not in Hain or Proctor. Copinger 5790. Not in Voulliéme. No Copy mw U.S.A. (accorpine to Crnsvs). : Esslingen. Conrad Fyner.—A.D. 1472. PRINTED BY THE FIRST AND ONLY PRINTER AT ESSLINGEN. 135 NIDER (Joannes). Sermones totius anni de tempore et de sanctis cum quadragesimali. Black Letter, 34 LONG LINES TO A FULL PAGE. CAPITAL SPACES. CAPITALS AND PARAGRAPH-MARKS SUPPLIED IN RED. Folio. Blue morocco, inside dentelles. (Esslingen, Conrad Fyner, 1476-1478). £45 The earliest date in any book connected with Conrad Fyner is that of 1472. Fine copy with wide margins of a book printed with interesting types. Hain “11799. Proctor 2481. British Museum Catalogue, Vol. Il., p. 517.
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