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1486 Incunable: Very Rare Book 15 Century - Vellum Covers

$ 1525.91

Availability: 33 in stock
  • Binding: Vellum
  • Place of Publication: Basel
  • Subject: Religion, Bibles
  • Region: Europe
  • Date of Publication: 1486
  • Special Attributes: First Edition
  • Language: Latin
  • Original/Facsimile: Original

    Description

    Textor de Aquisgrano, G.
    Sermones de passione Christi. - (Daran:) Anselmus: De passione Christi. - Bernardus Claravallensis: De planctu B. Mariae Virginis. Basel, (Michael Wenssler, nicht nach dem 26. September 1486).
    Cop.5773; GW M45722; Goff T-119; Polain(B) 3674. - First Edition. Collection of sermons by the Basel preacher Textoris (around 1420-1512) commissioned by the French Chancellor Guillaume de Rochefort. - partly waterstained, few worming marks, few painted initials. Book block partially torn, layers loosened. Title with old annotations and soiled like the last sheet. Monastery ownership stamp on endpaper, n8v and last leaf on verso. E1, b8 are missing with a large tear-off with loss of text. oRR.
    Size: 20,5 cm x 15 cm.
    First edition of this collection of sermons. - Some waterstaining and worming, somewhat loose, bookblock broken. Title and last leaf soiled, old annotations to title. Monastic stamp on fly-leaf, n8v and last leaf verso. Lacking e1, large tear off to b8 with loss. Old vellum, rear cover spotted, repairs with adhesive tape.
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