[Rarebooks] FS: Lollius' sermon on the circumcision of Jesus. Rome: circa 1488-1490

[karmbooks at aol.com]

(INCUNABULA) Lollius, Antonius. ORATIO CIRCUMCISIONIS DOMINICAE CORAM
INNOCENTIS VIII HABITA. (Rome: Stephen Plannck. Colophon dated 1485,
but circa 1488-1490). 4to. 6 leaves, the last blank and genuine. Modern
green morocco & tan cloth by Bennett. Fine copy.    $3,000.00 (trade
discount allowed)
A sermon preached by Lollius in the court of Pope Innocent VIII on the
circumcision of Jesus. Lollius, known for his anti-Semitic writings,
authored another sermon on the deceitfulness and treachery of the Jews
("Contra Judaeorum Perfidium"). He was in the right company with
Innocent VIII, one of the worst Popes in history, who fathered 16
illegitimate children and who, it is said, "slept almost continuously.
When awake his favorite occupation consisted in persecuting the Jews."
Goff L 275. BMC IV p. 93. Hain 10180.

Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
P.O. Box 464
Santa Monica, CA 90406
Tel. (310) 451-4342; Fax. (310) 458-5930
Email: karmbooks at aol.com