Danaeus, Lamberti - Lombard, Peter
£1,125
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
In petri lombardi episcopi parisiensis [Danaeus's edition of Peter Lombard's first book of sentences]... Geneva: Evstathium Vignon, 1580. 8vo, contemporary? vellum, includes Synopsis section, some pages uncut, previous owners' bookplates, including that of David Maitland Titterton, and library stamps of The Allan Library and a German library to title, page 401 and page 23 of Synopsis, marginal repair to pages 341-2 with no loss of text, many pages darkened and a little spotted or dampstained, a little darkening to covers, English title to spine in ink; The Bible [Geneva Version] London: Christopher Baker, 1583 [1584]. 8vo, engraved title-pages (Old and New Testaments) and woodcut initials, 19th century? embossed calf with label to spine reading The Geneva Bible, 1583, some letters and page numbers lacking where margins have been trimmed, several ink notations in an early (18th century?) hand including inscriptions on blank sides of a couple of leaves, several holes and repairs with loss of up to several words, 2Q8-2R6 (leaves numbered 312-318) and 3D1 lacking, engraved Old Testament title laid down, some browning, dust-soiling and spotting, A1 and A2 of liturgical section of book lacking, this section includes some slight dampstaining, [ESTC S483096 (title and imprint from 1583 edition: STC 2136.5]; bound with The whole booke of psalmes... London: John Day, 1583. Small 4to, engraved title page, dust-soiling and marginal repairs with no loss of text [ESTC S90636, STC (2nd edition) 2464); Sold not subject to return (2)