Description:
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Commentaria in omnes Epistolas Sancti Pauli, edited by Petrus Bergomensis. Basel: Michael Furter, for Wolfgang Lachner, 16 October 1495. Folio, 294 of 294 leaves, text printed in two columns in gothic type, large and small initials, capital strokes, and underlinings supplied by a rubricator throughout; bound in original blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, joints cracked, lacking clasps, endbands still intact, ex libris Walter Goldwater, with his bookplate pasted inside the front board, top 2 1/2 in. of title page trimmed away and replaced with paper repair, first signature coming loose, title and its conjugate detached, 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
a8, b-z6, A-Y6, Z8 (Z8 blank & present),[*]4, [†]10 (†10 blank & present).
Goff T234; HC 1339*; Oates 2829; Bod-inc T-126; Sheppard 2513; Pr 7727; BMC III 783; BSB-Ink T-205; GW M46148.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.