$2,460
Saubert, Johann (1592-1646) Historia Bibliothecae Reip. Noribergensis, duabus Oratiunculis illustrata, quarum altera de ejus Structoribus & Curatoribus, altera de Rarioribus. Nurnberg: Wolfgang Endter, 1643. 12mo, illustrated with engraved frontis and folding engraving with views of the interior of the library; in an unusual contemporary blind-tooled sheepskin binding over thin wooden boards, a.e.g., headcap chipped away, fabric ties lost, surfaces scuffed, corners bumped and chipped; ink name on verso of title rubbed out a bit aggressively, with some loss of paper, 5 x 2 3/4 in. This early library manual contains an account of the invention of printing with movable type in Western Europe in the 15th century and a chronological list of incunabula.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-15