Live veiling - Lot 1135
[Hagiography]
Generale legende der heylighen [...]. Den sevensten druck met veel levens der heylighen vermeerdert [...].
Antwerp, J.B. Verdussen, 1711 (1686 on engr. title)
€ 150 / 200
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2 vol., folio: [28 incl. engr. title]-686, [8]-662-[26] pp. (some browning and waterstaining, 1st vol.: errors in pagination, upper corner flyleaf missing, first & last quire sl. loose, sm. single wormtrack in preliminary pages with sm. loss of text).
Cont. calf over wood, giltruled spine on 6 raised bands, cont. metal corner pieces, clasps and catches (def. restored with mod. leather, scratches, def. at head & tail, joints rubbed, 2 corner pieces and 3 catches missing). Good copy.
7th edition (first 1619) by the Jesuits Ribadeneyra (1527-1611) and Rosweyde (1569-1629). Engr. ills: title and 14 full-page pls representing hundreds of different saints. Numerous woodcut endpieces. Titles printed in red & black. Woodcut printer's mark on titles. Ref. DBS VII:202:14. - STCV. - BCNI 16982. - BL (2nd part). - Not in Bn-Opale plus. Prov. Ownership entry on first and last flyleaf. - Libr. stamp on title page.