Lot 6
Maraffi (Damiano) Le Figure del Vecchio Testamento con versi Toscani, Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1554
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Maraffi (Damiano) Le Figure del Vecchio Testamento con versi Toscani, collation: A-R8 (but this copy A-Q8 R4 as per copy in BL), woodcut author's portrait to title verso, woodcut illustrations throughout by Bernard Solomon, small closed tear O3, light damp-stain at top edge, and occasional minor finger- or other staining, bookplate, modern calf, 8vo (168x108mm.), Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1554.
⁂ First Italian edition of what is recognised as a masterpiece of mid-16th century wood engraving. Two editions were published by de Tournes in 1554, differing only in foliation of the final gathering, between which primacy is unclear.
Literature: Adams M507 (calls for A-R8); Brunet IV, 995; Edit16 CNCE 34983 (notes the variation between copies in final gathering).
Description
Maraffi (Damiano) Le Figure del Vecchio Testamento con versi Toscani, collation: A-R8 (but this copy A-Q8 R4 as per copy in BL), woodcut author's portrait to title verso, woodcut illustrations throughout by Bernard Solomon, small closed tear O3, light damp-stain at top edge, and occasional minor finger- or other staining, bookplate, modern calf, 8vo (168x108mm.), Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1554.
⁂ First Italian edition of what is recognised as a masterpiece of mid-16th century wood engraving. Two editions were published by de Tournes in 1554, differing only in foliation of the final gathering, between which primacy is unclear.
Literature: Adams M507 (calls for A-R8); Brunet IV, 995; Edit16 CNCE 34983 (notes the variation between copies in final gathering).
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