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MUNDI LAPIS LYDIUS sive VANITAS per VERITATEM FALSI accusata & convicta. OPERA D. ANTONII A BURGUNDIA Archi-diaconi Brugensis.
by Burgundia, Antonius a (Antoine de Bourgogne 1593/4-1657)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Antwerp: Typis Viduae Ioan. Cnobbari 1st edition, 1639. Hardcover. Very Good-. Emblem copperplates (50) by Andries (signed in emblem p84 as Pauli ie) Pauwels + an Engraved titlepage by Theodore van Merlen all engraved by Abraham van Diepenbeeck who was a pupil of Rubens.. Quarto newer full levant morocco blindtooled on 4 raised bands spine compartments gilt and gilt titled spine. Engraved titlepage +[xxvi] +249pp +[27]pp with Errata list at end of index. The preliminary leaves are misbound within gathering ** & *** but all the preliminaries are present. The title is a bit cropped just into the printed frame-line and the top margin is a bit short in the rest of the book but not touching any headlines or page numbers etc. The other margins are all well clear of printed side notes, text & illustrations. A few early neat ink underlinings & Latin comments. Two leaves are remargined affecting only blank areas (1cm of margin affected) and 4 blank corners restored not affecting any print. A few tears all without loss & professionally repaired. In all this is a nice clean copy with the text in handsome typography enhanced by large tailpiece decorations, with the copperplates in strong impressions. *A very collectable EMBLEM BOOK (Praz 292 Landwehr 72 Brunet I,1405).
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E74004
- Title
- MUNDI LAPIS LYDIUS sive VANITAS per VERITATEM FALSI accusata & convicta. OPERA D. ANTONII A BURGUNDIA Archi-diaconi Brugensis.
- Author
- Burgundia, Antonius a (Antoine de Bourgogne 1593/4-1657)
- Illustrator
- Emblem copperplates (50) by Andries (signed in emblem p84 as Pauli ie) Pauwels + an Engraved titlepage by Theodore van Merlen al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Typis Viduae Ioan. Cnobbari 1st edition
- Place of Publication
- Antwerp
- Date Published
- 1639
- Keywords
- emblem book emblemata fine 17th century illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fable and Emblem Books;
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About the Seller
Abbey Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Blockley, Gloucestershire
About Abbey Antiquarian Books
We are antiquarian booksellers established in Gloucestershire, England for over twenty years. We have general stock and specialise in early illustrated and children's books and pop-ups. We are members of PBFA.
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- Errata
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- Quarto
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- Raised Band(s)
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