Lot 251
Erasmus (Desiderius) Paraphrases..., 3 parts in 1, first edition, in contemporary German wallet binding of blind-tooled pigskin over pasteboard, Basel, Johann Froben, 1521.
Hammer Price: £5,000
Description
Erasmus (Desiderius) Paraphrases in omnes epistolas Pauli germanas, & in omnes Canonicas, 3 parts in 1, first edition, collation: a-z aa-tt8 A-L8 M10 N-Q8 R10, title to each part within woodcut border, numerous section-borders and initials, devices at end of each part, a few ink annotations and markings, contemporary German wallet binding of blind-tooled pigskin over pasteboard (metal attachments missing), a few worm-holes to covers, 8vo (168 x 114mm.), Basel, Johann Froben, 1521.
⁂ Rarely found complete with the first edition of Erasmus' paraphrases on Paul's letters to the Hebrews (In epistolam Pauli apostoli ad Hebraeos paraphrasis), which collates from signature N to the end. The first part comprises Erasmus' paraphrases on the letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians; part two the letters of Timothy, Jude, James, and John; and part three the canonical letters of Peter, Jude, James and John. The border on b5 was cut by Jacob Faber after a design by Hans Holbein, who also designed the title-border to Hebrews. The horizontal strips are those mentioned in Hollstein 23c.
Literature: Adams E797; See F. Hieronymus, Basler Buchillustration 1500 bis 1545, exh. cat. Basel 1984, no. 374; C. Muller, Hans Holbein d. J. Die Druckgraphik im Kupferstichkabinett, Basel, exh. cat. 1997, no. 24.
Provenance: Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, sale at Christie's NY 2013, lot 170 $13,000 (bookplate).
Description
Erasmus (Desiderius) Paraphrases in omnes epistolas Pauli germanas, & in omnes Canonicas, 3 parts in 1, first edition, collation: a-z aa-tt8 A-L8 M10 N-Q8 R10, title to each part within woodcut border, numerous section-borders and initials, devices at end of each part, a few ink annotations and markings, contemporary German wallet binding of blind-tooled pigskin over pasteboard (metal attachments missing), a few worm-holes to covers, 8vo (168 x 114mm.), Basel, Johann Froben, 1521.
⁂ Rarely found complete with the first edition of Erasmus' paraphrases on Paul's letters to the Hebrews (In epistolam Pauli apostoli ad Hebraeos paraphrasis), which collates from signature N to the end. The first part comprises Erasmus' paraphrases on the letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians; part two the letters of Timothy, Jude, James, and John; and part three the canonical letters of Peter, Jude, James and John. The border on b5 was cut by Jacob Faber after a design by Hans Holbein, who also designed the title-border to Hebrews. The horizontal strips are those mentioned in Hollstein 23c.
Literature: Adams E797; See F. Hieronymus, Basler Buchillustration 1500 bis 1545, exh. cat. Basel 1984, no. 374; C. Muller, Hans Holbein d. J. Die Druckgraphik im Kupferstichkabinett, Basel, exh. cat. 1997, no. 24.
Provenance: Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, sale at Christie's NY 2013, lot 170 $13,000 (bookplate).
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