Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
April 1902
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/92
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    93 AucGusTINus (S. A.) DE Civirate DEI lib. XXII, finely printed in roman letter, long lines, 46 to a page, without marks, old russia extra, FINE COPY (Syston Park) — large folio Rome, C. Sweynheym et A. Pannartz in domo Petri di Maximo, 1468 *,* The second edition of ‘‘ De Civitate,” which is as rare as the first from the press of the same printers, and one of the earliest books printed at Rome. 94 AuGuSTINUS (S. A.) DE Crvirate Det lib. XXII, finely printed in roman letier, long lines, 46 to a full page, without marks, first few leaves slightly wormed, otherwise @ FINE LARGE AND SOUND COPY, rubricated in blue and red, with painted blue and red capitals, red morocco extra, antique gilt ornaments, g. e. by R. De Coverly fol. wb. 1470 ** This the third edition of ‘De Civitate” from the press of the first Roman printers, and is VERY RARE. Probably, as was their usual custom, only 275 copies were printed. 95 AucusTinus (S. A.) De CrviratTE Det lib. XXII (cum Expositionibus Fratris Thome Anglici Ord. Preed.) ltt. goth. (the commentary in a smaller type), double columns, 47 and 57 lines, without marks, finely printed, rubricated, fine large ornamental pen letters in red, one with signa- ture“ P. Wolf,” numerous contemporary MS. notes in margins, old russia gut, with Wodhull arms, rough edges, LARGE AND FINE COPY large folio. Argent. absque ulla nota | Argent. ante 1468] *,* An extremely rare edition, having in the text the peculiar R. formerly attributed to Mentelin’s Press. The Spencer-Rylands’ copy has an inscription by the illuminator J. Bamber, dated 1468, showing that it was printed before that date. 96 Augustinus (S. A.) Opuscula plurima: scil. Meditationes, Manuale, Enchiridion, De Beata Vita, Doctrina Christiana, Confessiones, &c. lit. goth. double columns, capitals painted in blue and red, modern black morocco, with gilt ornaments sm. 4to. Venet. A. de Bonetis, 1484 97 AUGUSTINUS(S. A.)Sermones ad Fratres suos Heremitas : et Confessionum lib. XIII, MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM (165 Il. 93 by 64 in.) neatly written m semi-gothte letters, in double columns of 40 lines, by an Italian scribe, wluminated and other ornamental initials (Phillipps MSS. 9270), crushed crimson morocco extra, inside dentelles, by L. Broca sm. folio. SAC. XIV-XV 98 Augustinus (S. A.) Sermones in Novum Testamentum, MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER (113 //. 84 by 54), written in gothic characters, long lines, 37 to a page, red and black, vellum sm. 4to. Middelburch scripsit librum per Cornelius istud (1469 2) 99 Augustine (S. A.) Manuell or Little Booke of the Contemplation of Christ, black letter, printed within woodcut borders of figures of Biblical characters and saints, leaf of prefuce in facsimile, top corner of neat leaf slightly defective, Day’s device inserted in front, sold not subject to return, modern brown morocco antique, 1. é. 12mo. J. Daye, 1575 100 Ausmo (Nic de) Liber qui dicitur Supplementum quoniam Summa que Magistrutia seu Pisanella vulgaritu nuncupatur, lit. goth. double columns, with signs. (Hain 2158), capitals painted in blue and red (slightly wormed), purple morocco extra, t. e. g. by L. Broca sm. 4to. Venet. s. num. impr. 1479
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