Klubbat för:

16000 SEK

Estimate

15 000-18 000 SEK

Description

LONICER, ADAM (LONITZER). Kreuterbuch, kunstliche Conterfeytunge der Bäume, Stauden, Hecken, Kreuter, Getreyde, Gewürtze ... Jetzo auffs fleissigste zum letzen mal von neuwem ersehen... I-II. Frankfurt am Main. (Christian Egenolffs Erben) 1593).

Folio (293x185 mm). Title printed in red and black and with large woodcut vignette in old colour, over 800 old coloured woodcuts in text, 1 leaf with large old coloured woodcut printer's device at the end.
Contemporary half vellum, worn and rubbed, damages to corners, upper outer joint split, blindtooled corners, spine in compartments. Title mounted and damaged with loss to lower part, partly loose, second leaf mounted and cut, about 50 leaves with damages, tears or repairs with text- or some image losses, about 10 leaves with larger losses, partly soiled with dampstaining and spotting, many repairs to margins, worming mostly in the beginning and the end, some shawing of text in the outer margin.

VD16, W 3610, Nissen 1228. First published in 1557.
Collation: (14), 308, (1, 310- 382, (3) ll. Lacking 1 leaf in the beginning [A6] and last blank leaf.
Photo.
Sold with all faults.

Auktionsnummer:

6038

Date:

2015-12-15