Comenius, Johann Amos.

8vo (155 x 93mm.), [12], 276, [16]pp., illustration: title within typographic border, typographic head- and tailpieces, woodcut initial, binding: eighteenth-century calf, gilt double-fillet border, spine gilt in compartments, manuscript underlining, wormhole in a few leaves affecting catchwords, pages browned, a few ink spots, binding rubbed, lacking lettering-piece

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A Latin-Hungarian (the Hungarian translation is by Stephanus Benjamin Szilagyi) adaptation of Comenius's 1633 Janua linguarum reserata. Brewer's press, established in 1625 and active until 1718, was at number 26 in Maestro Pavol Square. Many of Comenius's works were printed there, such as a Latin-German-Hungarian-Bohemian edition of Orbis sensualium pictus in 1685. For the 1672 edition of Orbis sensualium pictus see lot 4412, and for an English version of Comenius' Janua linguarum see Macclesfield English, lot 3923.