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Lot 503
Sale 5213 - Rare Books and Manuscripts
Apr 4, 2013
6:00AM ET
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$4,000 -
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$5,000
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Lot Description
1 vol.
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1 vol.
[Early Latin Glossary] Maius, Junianus. De Priscorum Proprietate Verborum. [Treviso: Bernardus de Colonia, 1477.] Folio, contemp. tooled calf over bds, brass clasps; affected by worm, extremities worn, spine reinforced, clasps defective. Rubricated. Complete with 330 leaves. 51 lines. 336 x 231 mm - sheet size. Occasional light to moderate dust soiling - very minor signs of worm. Text generally clean.
Goff M-96- recording 16 copies; BMC VI, 892 (IB 28393); one of only 3 known works from the press of Bernardus. It also contains a notice of the invention of printing. Reprinted from the editio princeps of Moravus, Naples 1475.