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Basileae [Basel]: In officina Frobeniana, 1534. Octavo, 363, [5] pages. In Good condition. Bound in later half brown calf with teal paper-covered boards; label bearing gilt titling to spine. Light plus rubbing to head and tail of spine; moderate split to front joint and split starting at rear joint. Moderate rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Surfaces of boards with moderate plus rubbing and scratching, with a few minor chips to paper at edges of boards. Text block edges stained red. Pencil annotations to front paste down and front free endpaper. Damp staining visible to fore edges of front pastedown, front free endpaper, to p. 32, and to all pages from p. 335 on, only slightly impacting text. Text block with light plus age toning and scattered ink annotations, including a sizable ink blot on p. 320 (text still legible). BW Consignment. Shelved case 3.
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Price: $3,000
NOTES
This work was printed in the workshop of the Froben Press in 1534, about seven years after the death of Johann Froben, the press' founder. Following Johann Froben's death, the press was managed by his son Hieronymus (1501-1563). The Froben family, including Hieronymus's brother-in-law, Nikolaus Episcopius, contributed to the establishment of Basel as a significant hub of the European book trade. All three men were friends of Erasmus, and published many of his works. They also collaborated regularly with Hans Holbein the Younger, who designed a printer's device for the Froben firm (the Hermes caduceus printed on the title page of this work).