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Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Voragine, J. de. [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Voragine, J. de. [Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. Voragine, J. de. (Legenda aurea sanctorum) Hystoria Lombardica additis. Deventer, A. Pafraet, ([of )lvs., ms. line initials in blue, red and green w. scrollwork in red extending into the blank margin, rubricated throughout in red and blue, contemp. richly blindst. panelled calf over wooden covers, both covers with central panel w. rows of circular and lozenge-shaped stamps showing flowers, animals (i.a. Holy Lamb) and fleur-de-lys within a pattern of lozenges, borders w. large circular floral stamps, stamps of vases and (in the four corners) a stamp of a bear and lion with a tree, all between double-fillet lines, both covers w. blindst. "Jhesus" in upper and lower border and "Maria" in left and right border, clasps and catches, sm. folio. - Lacks first blank; a few occas. old annots. in pen and ink; 19th cent. owner's entry on first free endpaper; first w. repaired wormholes, affecting some letters; partly w. (mostly vague) (water)stain in upper and/ or lower margin; occas. thumbing/ soiling/ sl. staining; (remnants) of old vellum tabs in fore-edge margin (1x lacking w. dam. to the blank margin); last sm. wormholes in blank corner and last leaf w. old. repaired tear in blank margin. One clasp replaced by a matching modern clasp; rebound, w. new giltlettered ribbed backstrip; contemp. leather over covers rubbed/ worn and w. some damages. On the whole a good/ fine copy w. broad margins. = Van Thienen Van Thienen/ Goldfinch Copinger Campbell Goff J- BM STC Dutch edition of this often reprinted collection of legends of saints; only in NCC. With pencil annot. on first blank "Bound at & for the Nuns of Coesfeldt". SEE ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE CIV. Call for price