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AUGUSTINUS, AURELIUS
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
Epistolae. [Basel]: Johann Amerbach, [14]93
Chancery folio (11 5/8 x 7 ¨ú in.; 296 x 195 mm). Types 14:285G (title), 8: 115R (headlines), 17: 87R (text), 19:62G (marginalia). 52 lines + headline, printed side-notes. Initial spaces with printed guide letters. collation: pi8; a-h8.6 i-k6 l-z A-N8.6 O-Q8 R6 S8; a8 b-e6: 328 leaves, 328v blank. Rubricated (red lombard initials, occasional paragraph marks), early annotations on final blank page; the title-page with soiling, otherwise a clean copy. Modern linen binding, the edges left plain from earlier binding.
Chancery folio (11 5/8 x 7 ¨ú in.; 296 x 195 mm). Types 14:285G (title), 8: 115R (headlines), 17: 87R (text), 19:62G (marginalia). 52 lines + headline, printed side-notes. Initial spaces with printed guide letters. collation: pi8; a-h8.6 i-k6 l-z A-N8.6 O-Q8 R6 S8; a8 b-e6: 328 leaves, 328v blank. Rubricated (red lombard initials, occasional paragraph marks), early annotations on final blank page; the title-page with soiling, otherwise a clean copy. Modern linen binding, the edges left plain from earlier binding.
Provenance
Margarett Nevill (sevententh-century signature)
Literature
Goff A-1268; Hain 1969*; GW 2906; BMC III 755 (IB.37362); BSB-Ink A-888; Bod-inc. A-546. See Bod-inc. for a full listing of the letters
Condition
Epistolae. [Basel]: Johann Amerbach, [14]93
Chancery folio (11 5/8 x 7 ¨ú in.; 296 x 195 mm). Types 14:285G (title), 8: 115R (headlines), 17: 87R (text), 19:62G (marginalia). 52 lines + headline, printed side-notes. Initial spaces with printed guide letters. collation: ¥ð8; a-h8.6 i-k6 l-z A-N8.6 O-Q8 R6 S8; a8 b-e6: 328 leaves, 328v blank. Rubricated (red lombard initials, occasional paragraph marks); the title-page with soiling, otherwise a clean copy. Modern linen binding, the edges left plain from earlier binding. Early annotations on final blank page.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Second, expanded edition of the letters of Augustine; the first printed by Johann Mentelin, Strassburg, not after 1471 (Goff A-1267).