[Rarebooks] FS: An Incunable Best-seller, 1494, Rubricated

[charles agvent]

-- One of 45 fine items from our list of Spring New Arrivals.  All 45 
can be seen at http://www.erols.com/agvent

GUILLERMUS PARISIENSIS. [POSTILLA GUILLERINI SUP[ER] EPISTOLAS ET 
EVANGELIA DE TEMPORE ET SANCTIS ET PRO DEFUNCTIS].  (Cologne): 
(Heinrich Quentell) (1494). Small quarto in 6s (5" x 8") bound in 
recent heavy oak boards with raised center panel and leather spine 
with three false raised bands, new endpapers. Later edition of this 
collection of church sermons, an incunable version of a best seller. 
Goff G-698. With 180 (of 184) leaves, lacking the title, a6, and the 
front and rear blanks, with the printing information contained on the 
colophon page which is present. Black letter type, 46 lines, 
rubricated throughout including a large number of attractive red 
Lombard flourished initial letters in manuscript. OCLC locates only 
the University of Texas copy of this edition. Scattered contemporary 
marginal notes. Varying degrees of dampstaining to less than a quarter 
of the leaves, rarely with significant effect on the text; some leaves 
browned anda few with minor and accomplished paper repairs in the 
margin. The colophon leaf has been trimmed and neatly laid down on 
later paper. Very Good example.   $5000

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