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Andreas de Escobar
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Andreas de Escobar
- Modus confitendi. [Zwolle: Peter van Os, c. 1480-1481]
- Paper
Chancery 4to (192 x 130mm.), 8 leaves, a8, 30 lines, gothic type, 2- and 3-line initials supplied in red, red initial-strokes and paraphs, watermark of a bull's head surmounted by a cross (Briquet 15090), nineteenth-century half calf with marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked retaining most of original spine
Provenance
long manuscript note in pencil by Joseph Mendham opposite first page of text, regarding the author; Law Society, armorial bookplate
Literature
Campbell 1230a; ILC 235; GW 0181920N
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The unique surviving copy of this edition. Escobar's brief manual of confession was a very popular work in the early years of printing; about twenty editions are recorded from the 1470s alone, many of them surviving in single copies. The Bull’s Head watermark of this edition (WILC 58091) is found in two other editions by Peter van Os and six editions by Richard Pafraet in Deventer, all probably belonging to the years 1479-1481.