[Early Printing] Group of Leaves From 4 Early Printed Works

1. Leaf From the Koberger Bible (Biblia Germanica)
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, February 17, 1483. Single folio leaf, 14 1/4 x 10 in. (356 x 254 mm). Fol. CCXXI. Black letter, in two columns, with two initials in red ink. Bound in three-quarter faux vellum over marbled paper covered-boards, printed label on front cover; light soiling and spotting to recto and verso of leaf. ISTC ib00632000

2. Botho, Konrad
Three Leaves From Chronecken der Sassen (Low German)
Mainz : Peter Schoeffer, March 6, 1492. Three folio leaves, each 11 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (302 x 213 mm). Leaves M3, M4, and D6 (bound out of order), each hand-colored. With two facsimile leaves. Bound in marbled paper-covered boards, printed label on front board; leaves soiled; wear along extremities; approximately five-inch repaired tear in bottom edge of D6. ISTC ic00488000

3. Petrarch
Nine Leaves from Opera Latina--the First Collected Edition of the Latin works of Petrarch
Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1496. Nine consecutive folio leaves (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.; 273 x 200 mm), aa1-8 and bb1. Roman type, with with red and blue ink Lombard initials and red capital accents. Bound in quarter vellum over marbled paper-boards, scattered light soiling to leaves; small wormholes in lower gutter of leaves; light dampstaining in fore- and lower edges of all leaves. ISTC ip00365000

4. Leaf from the Halberstädter Bible (Biblia Dudesch)
Halberstadt: Lorenz Stuchs, 1522. Folio leaf, 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (349 x 248 mm). Leaf a7. In two columns, with large woodcut. In black letter. Bound in brown paper-boards, printed label on front board; staining along leaf edges; old tape residue at bottom verso.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance

From the collection of Justin G. Schiller

To request further details about this lot, please email [email protected]

Please contact the Auction Specialist for details.

Darren Winston, Senior Vice President at Freeman’s, has served as Head of Department for Books & Manuscripts, Philadelphia, since 2018. He has been a trustee of the Rosenbach Museum and Library since 2022, is a member of The Manuscript Society, The Bibliographical Society of America, and Philadelphia’s Philobiblon Club.

Raised in northern New Jersey, Darren moved to New York City in 1988 and began his career there as a bookseller in 1995. He spent the next 18 years selling to private clients and at East Coast book fairs. In 2003 he moved with his young family to Sharon, Connecticut where, in 2009, he opened his own bookshop. Darren Winston, Bookseller offered rare and vintage books, prints, fine art, and more, and hosted over 50 book signings and art shows. He was a trustee and, later, Board President, of the Sharon Historical Society, and for six years a trustee of Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Darren has hosted the radio program "Darren Winston's Book Report" for NPR-affiliate WHDD since 2009, appeared in the 2014 book-themed documentary The Paper Trail, and in 2024 he joined Antiques Roadshow as a books and manuscripts appraiser. From 1999 to 2005, Darren was the buyer and consultant to the Fine and Rare Books Department at Asprey, the British luxury goods company, at its New York headquarters. While there he spearheaded various in-store events including readings by Salman Rushdie and Dominick Dunne.

In 1993, Darren was hired as a Creative Consultant to Columbia Records, where he assisted in the repackaging of their 12-record Aerosmith back catalogue. He later sold his extensive collection of Aerosmith memorabilia, which he began amassing at the age of 14, directly to the band.

Darren now lives on the Main Line, outside Philadelphia, with his wife, two children, and dog. The family travels frequently to his wife's native England and Scotland. When not bookselling, he plays guitar in Pumped, an Aerosmith tribute band. Darren also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.

Books and Manuscripts

[Early Printing] Group of Leaves From 4 Early Printed Works

Books and Manuscripts

[Early Printing] Group of Leaves From 4 Early Printed Works

Lot Description

Condition Report

Preview

Auction Contact

Shipping | Pickup