Sales catalogue 479: Maggs Bros

Date:
1926
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/45
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 479: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1518 A.D. [3907] SPHAERA MUNDI. Sphera mundi noviter recognita cum commentariis et authoribus: Cichi Eschulani, Jo. Bapt. Capuani, J. Fabri Stapulensis, Theodosii, Michaelis Soh Petri de Aliaco, Roberti Linconiensis, etc. | Black Letter. With a large woodcut of the ‘‘ Sphere,’’ the axis of which is held by a hand issuing from a cloud; numerous astronomical and geometrical diagrams. Printer’s device on last page. Folio. Calf. Venice, Luc’ Antonio de Guinta, 30th June, 1518. £10 10s Kssling 1975. cc is HE POPE MUST HAVE BEEN DRUNK AND THE KING OF SPAIN WAS AN IDIOT.” First Eprrion oF THE First Boox PRINTED IN SPANISH ON AMERICA. i519 A.D. [3908] FERNANDEZ DE ENCISCO (Martin). Suma de geographia que trata de todas las partidas y provincias del mundo; en especial de las Indias y trata largamente del arte del marear; Juntamente con la esphera en romance; con el regi- miento del Sol y del Norte; nuevamente hecha. FIRST EDITION. Black Letter, side notes, 42 lines to a full page, wood- cut border to first leaf, the top half of which is occupied with a large woodcut engraving of a sphere held by a hand, the title occupies the lower half. Folio. A magnificent copy in blue levant morocco, the sides covered with gold tooling to a floral pattern, doublure of maroon levant morocco elaborately tooled, watered silk fly leaves, g. e. Seville, Jacob Cronberger, 1519. (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE No. XIX.). £650 Sabin No. 22551. MHarrisse B.A.V. No. 97. Medina Vol. I. No. 56. Church Catalogue No. 42, only knew of five other libraries possessing copies of this magnificent book. In English the title reads:—‘‘ Compendium of Geography, which treats of all the parts ‘and regions of the world, and especially of the Indies; also at length
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