Opus regale in quo continentur infrascripta opuscula
paris: J. Barbier for Franciscus Regnault, 1511.
Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Item #047787
Contemporary calf over wooden boards, clasps repaired with old vellum, rolled blindstamping of fleur de lis and other flowers as well as a cat (?) of some sort. Staining and wear, front hinge starting, evidence of old repairs, endpapers appear to have been refreshed at some point (18th century?) and a blank probably added between the main work and the index. Some dampstaining in the gutter for about 80 leaves towards the middle, some old red underlingings here and there and a few trimmed pages in the lower margin. Still, a fine copy in a fine original binding. CCXCI, (1 possibly added), (7) leaves. Four large illustrations, one a lovely Dance of Death. The ilustrations for this edition were done with multiple modular metal cuts, as many as a dozen different pieces, instead of one large woodcut.
A very fine edition, the first printed in Paris and the third overall after the 1507 printed in Saluzzo and the 1508 in Lyon. Mortimer 552 (the Lyon ed.), Adams V929 Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 047787.
Price: $5,000.00