Lot 99
Gosky (Martin) Arbustum vel Arboretum, first edition of this celebration of the life of Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWolfenbüttel, J & H Stern, 1650.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Gosky (Martin, editor) Arbustum vel Arboretum, fine engraved frontispiece, title incorporating portrait of the editor, 6 folding or double-page plates, 26 full-page illustrations, illustrations within text, some emblematic, verso of second f. with three monochrome wash drawings after figures in Michelangelo's 'Last Judgement', some spotting and creasing to folding plates, 1 plate trimmed at head to border image, lightly browned, some spotting, 19th century vellum-backed boards, joints splitting, corners worn, rubbed, folio, Wolfenbüttel, J & H Stern, 1650.
⁂ First edition of this celebration of the life of Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It includes his return to Wolfenbuttel in 1643, his marriages, his children, and other family members. He is known for founding the Herzog August Library at his Wolfenbüttel residence, then the largest collection of books and manuscripts north of the Alps.
Description
Gosky (Martin, editor) Arbustum vel Arboretum, fine engraved frontispiece, title incorporating portrait of the editor, 6 folding or double-page plates, 26 full-page illustrations, illustrations within text, some emblematic, verso of second f. with three monochrome wash drawings after figures in Michelangelo's 'Last Judgement', some spotting and creasing to folding plates, 1 plate trimmed at head to border image, lightly browned, some spotting, 19th century vellum-backed boards, joints splitting, corners worn, rubbed, folio, Wolfenbüttel, J & H Stern, 1650.
⁂ First edition of this celebration of the life of Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It includes his return to Wolfenbuttel in 1643, his marriages, his children, and other family members. He is known for founding the Herzog August Library at his Wolfenbüttel residence, then the largest collection of books and manuscripts north of the Alps.
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