Sales catalogue 38: International Antiquariaat

Date:
20th century
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/38/2
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 38: International Antiquariaat. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    30 Juvencus, Quattuor evangelia heroicis versibus descripta. N.pl. n.d. (Daventrie, Rich. Paffraet, ab. 1500) In —4. ff 125.— First (?) and very scarce edition, different from Campbell 1058. Nijh.-Kron. 1248. Cop. II 3423. Proctor 9035. Brunet III 636 dates the work, 1490, whilst Dibdin, Bibl. Spenc. VIT no. 252 attributes the book to the press of Quentell at Cologne. Copy with the blind woodcut-imprint on p. 62b and perhaps (but hardly to be distin- _ + guished) on p. ta. Only 3 copies known. 31 Lilius, Z., Orbis breviarium sive compendium alphabeti- cum provinciarum, regionum, insularum ‘et peninsularum. Floren- tiae, Ant. Miscominus, 1493. W. splendid woodcutborder, 3 wood- cuts, one being a schematical world-map. Vellum, in—4. f 275.— Roman char. 130 ff. 26 ll. Hain (without having seen), Cop. Iorot. Kristeller 237. Editio princeps of this Pres interesting geographi- cal work. Nice copy. 32 — Orbis breviarium sive compendium alphabeticum pro- vinciarum, regionum, insularum et peninsularum. S.]. et a. (Venetiis, Joa. et Gregorius de Gregoriis, ab. 1500). W. large initials and 2 diagrams. Vellum, in —4. ~ £ 185.— Roman char. 98 ff. 30 ll. Hain (without having seen). Cop. roroo. Reichling II p. 203. Only 2 copies in America, acc. to Census. A pet Mere athe g 33 Lombardus, Petrus, Sententiarum libb. IV cum conclu- sionibus Henr. Gorichem ac titulis quaestionum S. Thomae. Basi- leae, Nic. Kessler, 1488. Orig. stamped vellum (rebacked), sm. in —folio. f 175.— Goth. char. 279 ff. 35 and 7o ll. Hain—Cop. 10195. Proctor 7670. BMC. III 766. Stockm. u. Reber 58, 19. Without the blank leaf given by Hain as p. 132. Clean, nice, copy, only partly wormholed. Interesting old binding of stamped vellum, front cover in the centre crossed filets and small rosets, surrounded by borders with decora- tions of pigeons, etc., and back-cover diagonal lines with rosets on the corners. The prototypograph at Nurnberg. 34 Ludolphus de Saxonia, Vita Christi de quatuor evangelistis et expositione doctorum sanctorum sumptae. S.]. et a. (Norimbergae, Joh. Sensenschmidt et Adr. Frisner, ab. 1474) H. calf, in —folio. f 490.— Goth. char. 49 ff. 47 ll. Hain —Cop. 10302. Not mentioned by Proc- tor. No copy in BMC. No copy in America, acc. to Census. Splendid copy of a fine book printed by the prototypograph at Nurnberg, together with Frisner. Ex-libris George Dunn. First edition of the famous Catalogus Sanctorum. 35 Natalibus, P. de, Catalogus sanctorum. Vicenza, Henri (di ca Zeno), 1493. W. several large and remarkable woodcut-initials. Full niger morocco, large in —8. , f 260.— Roman char. 336 ff. 59 ll. Hain 11676. Proctor 7173. Only 4 copies in America, acc. to Census. First edition of this famous work by the celebrated French hagiologist of the 15th century, Petrus de Natalibus. Fine and complete copy, only last, blank, cut away and 2 words damaged. Title printed in red and black.
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