$2,091
Bible, Latin, ed. Nicolas de Lyra (c. 1270-1349) Secunda pars Lyre. Nuremburg: Anton Koberger, 1497. Folio, part two only of four, 338 leaves, text in gothic type, printed in two columns; bound in full contemporary alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards, tooled elaborately in blind over both boards in period style, both catches and clasps present, ex libris Lewis Austin Storrs, with his bookplate pasted inside the front board, first eighty leaves with a stain at the top margin, with George M. Elwood's book label and shelf number pasted inside the back board, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. This section of the Bible contains the following books: Esdras I, Nehemiah, Esdras II, Tobias, Judith, Hester, Job, Davidicus, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Sapientie, and Ecclesiasticus. Da-Dz8, Ea-Es8, Et10. Goff B619; HC 3171*; Bod-inc B-324; Sheppard 1545-1547; Pr 2115; BMC II 443; BSB-Ink B-477; GW 4294. Estimate $1,000-1,500 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
