Description:
Biblia Latina. Venice: Leonardus Wild for Nicholas of Frankfurt, 1478. Quarto 450 of 456 leaves (lacking a1, and C8-12); first initial ornately illuminated with gold leaf, first initial in Genesis also decorated, red and blue initials throughout, Latin text in two columns throughout, bound in reversed alum-tawed leather, with a later tanned spine added, trimmed slightly, but not resewn, with the original parchment guards in the inner folds of each signature still present, 11 1/4 x 8 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
a-h10, i-l12, m-s10, t-v12, x-y10, 1-6 10; 7-10 12, 11-13 10, 14 12, 15-17 10, 18 12, A10, B-C12.
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