Description:
Fulvius, Andreas (fl. 1510-1543) Illustrium Ymagines. [Lyons]: Francois Juste [and Antonius Blanchard, 1524.]
Small quarto, xylographic compartment title printed in red and black, 116 leaves, all pages, except for the index leaves, printed within woodcut borders, most with medallions containing portraits of emperors and others, text in italic type throughout, title thumbed, some slight worming, in modern paper boards, 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.
[and] Lilius Gregorius Giraldus's Libelli Duo, Basel: Oporinum, [1551], 313 pages, plus index, ownership inscription on title, and an attempt in ink to cross out the printer's name on title page and colophon, contemporary notes in pencil throughout, later boards, water staining, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (2)
Estimate $500-700
Fulvius: A-X4, AA-HH4.
Giraldi: a-x8, y4.
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