Lot 4
Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII, a rare little edition, Antwerp, [Joannes Latius for] Joannes Steelsius, 1553.
Hammer Price: £300
Description
Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII., collation: A-Z Aa-Tt8, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of colophon f., woodcut decorative initials, Tt6-8 blank, extensive contemporary ink marginalia at start, name at head of title obliterated, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, printer's waste used as pastedowns and an endpaper (loose), contemporary blind-stamped calf, lacking backstrip, covers detached, with corners worn and water-stained, a rare little edition, 16mo (118 x 82mm.), Antwerp, [Joannes Latius for] Joannes Steelsius, 1553.
Description
Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII., collation: A-Z Aa-Tt8, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of colophon f., woodcut decorative initials, Tt6-8 blank, extensive contemporary ink marginalia at start, name at head of title obliterated, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, printer's waste used as pastedowns and an endpaper (loose), contemporary blind-stamped calf, lacking backstrip, covers detached, with corners worn and water-stained, a rare little edition, 16mo (118 x 82mm.), Antwerp, [Joannes Latius for] Joannes Steelsius, 1553.