$2,460
Tertullian (c. 155-c. 240 AD); ed. Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547) Scripta, & Plura quam ante, & Diligentius per Industriam Bene Literatorum Aliquot. Basel: Froben, 1550. Folio, woodcut printer's device on title, numerous contemporary ownership inscriptions to title, and rubber stamp of an American monastery, full-page woodcut illustration on page 386; bound in full contemporary blind-stamped and rolled calfskin over wooden boards, with the name of owner F. Ioannes Ghery tooled in gilt on back board (his signature also appears on title), contemporary marginalia in text, including many notes in Greek and sections of the text crossed out; front board detached, later endleaves and pastedowns added; ink title to fore-edge, some staining to title, water damage to leaves at the end, 13 x 8 3/4 in. [cross]6, a-z6, A-Z6, Aa-Zz6, AA-MM6 (GG6 blank & present, MM6 blank but for printer's mark & present). Estimate $300-400 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
