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10 Rare and Early Printed Books. Autographs and Manuscripts.
for a better and easier understanding of the art of chiromancy. —
Richly painted vellum binding of the i6th Century. Both covers painted
in colours and decorated with gilt Ornaments and mystical emblems in
gold; in the centre interlaced initials surrounded by the device: Nec
Castior nec Arctior and some Ornaments also painted in gold. On
the back the inscription in gold: “Ce. ne. fait. mourir. qui. fait. reverdir”.
Gilt gauff red edges. In brown half calf slipcase. $ 300.—
A very interesting binding, which Sym-
bol i s e s both contents and character of the book.
PAINTED VELLUM BINDINGS OF THIS STYLE AND
PERIOD ARE OF UTMOST RARITY, AND OF EVEN GREATER
RARITY ARE BINDINGS SYMBOLISING THE CHARACTER
OF THE BOOK.
The binding is somewhat rubbed and discoloured.
SEE PLATE IV!
19 - LYONESE BINDING OF THE XVIth CENTURY.
LACTANTIUS, L. C. FIRMIANUS. DIVINARUM INSTITUTIO-
NUM LIB. VII. De ira Dei Liber I. — De Opificio Dei Liber I ,. . .
Lugduni, Jo. Tornaesius 1548. I2mo. 787 pages. 22 leaves. Contempo-
rary brown mosaic calf binding, partly blue enamelled brauch work
on a gilt dotted ground. In the centre a medallion gilt dotted (in form
of an owl), gilt back, gilt edges. In brown half calf slipcase. $ 500.—
Frankfurter Bücherfreund XIII p. 417.
A very richly executed XVIth Century
binding in fair conditio n. A tiny hole in the back.
Back and corners have somewhat suffered from time.
SEE PLATE V!
*20 - LAMBARDE, WILLIAM.
ARCHAI0N0MIA, sive de priscis Anglorum legibus libri. . . London,
John Day, 1568. With map and large historiated woodcut initial.
Original brown calf binding with elaborate gilt centre and corner pieces
of arabesque design. The binding has John Day’s, the printer’s,
initials within the four corner Ornaments. Carefully rebacked.
In brown half calf slipcase. $ 175.—
S. T. 15142.
FIRST EDITION.
Text in English, Latin and Anglo-Saxon.
A nice specimen of an English binding.
Thomas Berthelet was the first and John Day was the second
English printer whose productions were bound in “Publishers’ bin-
dings”.
SEE PLATE VI!
PAUL GOTTSCHALK, Berlin W. 8, Unter den Linden 3 a.
for a better and easier understanding of the art of chiromancy. —
Richly painted vellum binding of the i6th Century. Both covers painted
in colours and decorated with gilt Ornaments and mystical emblems in
gold; in the centre interlaced initials surrounded by the device: Nec
Castior nec Arctior and some Ornaments also painted in gold. On
the back the inscription in gold: “Ce. ne. fait. mourir. qui. fait. reverdir”.
Gilt gauff red edges. In brown half calf slipcase. $ 300.—
A very interesting binding, which Sym-
bol i s e s both contents and character of the book.
PAINTED VELLUM BINDINGS OF THIS STYLE AND
PERIOD ARE OF UTMOST RARITY, AND OF EVEN GREATER
RARITY ARE BINDINGS SYMBOLISING THE CHARACTER
OF THE BOOK.
The binding is somewhat rubbed and discoloured.
SEE PLATE IV!
19 - LYONESE BINDING OF THE XVIth CENTURY.
LACTANTIUS, L. C. FIRMIANUS. DIVINARUM INSTITUTIO-
NUM LIB. VII. De ira Dei Liber I. — De Opificio Dei Liber I ,. . .
Lugduni, Jo. Tornaesius 1548. I2mo. 787 pages. 22 leaves. Contempo-
rary brown mosaic calf binding, partly blue enamelled brauch work
on a gilt dotted ground. In the centre a medallion gilt dotted (in form
of an owl), gilt back, gilt edges. In brown half calf slipcase. $ 500.—
Frankfurter Bücherfreund XIII p. 417.
A very richly executed XVIth Century
binding in fair conditio n. A tiny hole in the back.
Back and corners have somewhat suffered from time.
SEE PLATE V!
*20 - LAMBARDE, WILLIAM.
ARCHAI0N0MIA, sive de priscis Anglorum legibus libri. . . London,
John Day, 1568. With map and large historiated woodcut initial.
Original brown calf binding with elaborate gilt centre and corner pieces
of arabesque design. The binding has John Day’s, the printer’s,
initials within the four corner Ornaments. Carefully rebacked.
In brown half calf slipcase. $ 175.—
S. T. 15142.
FIRST EDITION.
Text in English, Latin and Anglo-Saxon.
A nice specimen of an English binding.
Thomas Berthelet was the first and John Day was the second
English printer whose productions were bound in “Publishers’ bin-
dings”.
SEE PLATE VI!
PAUL GOTTSCHALK, Berlin W. 8, Unter den Linden 3 a.
