$7,995
Vegetius Renatus, Publius Flavius (Late 4th Century) Vier Buecher der Ritterschafft [German Translation of De Re Militari]. Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner, 1529. Folio, title printed within architectural border, with a large woodcut by H. Burgkmair, depicting a military council conferring in front of a tent, illustrated with 121 additional full-page woodcuts, a good copy with vivid imprints first published in this edition, based on the cuts used in the 1511 Erfurt edition of the same work, minor worming, otherwise very good. [bound with] Jakob Ziegler (c. 1470-1549) Duplex Confessio Valdensium, Leipzig: Melchior Lotter for H. Kuna, 1512, first edition, bound in later full medieval manuscript parchment leaf with gilt-illuminated initial, the binding somewhat worn, 12 x 7 1/2 in. Ziegler: A-Z6, Aa-Dd6, Ee8. Vegetius: A-D6, E8, F-O6, P4, Q6, R5 (lacking R6, final blank). Estimate $4,000-6,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-07-23