- 4686
Primers and grammars--Libellus alphabeticus
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- cui, praeter rudimenta quaedam fidei Christianae, & aliquot preces, adjecta est brevis nomenclatura Latino-Hungarica. Bratislava: [press of the Society of Jesus?], 1649, ff. [26], illustration: woodcut Jesuit device on title-page, a few leaves shaved at foredge
Le guide des enfans, contenant les lettres de l'alphabet... avec un vocabulaire et quelques petits dialogues François & Anglois... La seconde edition. The children's guide... London: Sam. Harding, 1734, [4], 14, [15]-60pp., text in French and English, [this edition not in ESTC]
Primer. Slavonic. Bukvar' yazyka Slavenska [Primer of the Slavonic language]. Moscow: [Pechatnyi Dvor], 1657, second edition, [4], [79], [5]pp., printed in red and black, [cf. Cleminson 137, 1679 Moscow edition], lacking blank leaf in quire A
Primer. Estonian. [c. 1700?], ff. [8], shaved at foot
Primer. Slavonic. Bukvar' yazyka Slavenska [Primer of the Slavonic language]. Vilna: Monastery of the Holy Trinity, 1691, ff. [48], illustration: full-page woodcut of Christ on verso of title-page, smaller woodcut of St Onufrii and of the Crucifixion, woodcut initials, [cf. Cleminson 92, 1640 Vilna edition], first 3 leaves repaired at edges
5 works in one volume, 8vo (145 x 80mm.), binding: eighteenth-century mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, flyleaf becoming detached, joints cracked, spine rubbed
Primer. Slavonic. Bukvar' yazyka Slavenska [Primer of the Slavonic language]. Moscow: [Pechatnyi Dvor], 1657, second edition, [4], [79], [5]pp., printed in red and black, [cf. Cleminson 137, 1679 Moscow edition], lacking blank leaf in quire A
Primer. Estonian. [c. 1700?], ff. [8], shaved at foot
Primer. Slavonic. Bukvar' yazyka Slavenska [Primer of the Slavonic language]. Vilna: Monastery of the Holy Trinity, 1691, ff. [48], illustration: full-page woodcut of Christ on verso of title-page, smaller woodcut of St Onufrii and of the Crucifixion, woodcut initials, [cf. Cleminson 92, 1640 Vilna edition], first 3 leaves repaired at edges
5 works in one volume, 8vo (145 x 80mm.), binding: eighteenth-century mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, flyleaf becoming detached, joints cracked, spine rubbed
Condition
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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
We have only been able to trace a later edition of Libellus alphabeticus, printed by Jan Michal Landerer in the second half of the eighteenth century, still in Bratislava. Although Bratislava is now the capital of Slovakia, at the time this book was printed it was called Pozsony and was the capital of Hungary, under the Habsburgs.
Slavonic primers survive in reasonable numbers; in Cleminson's survey of pre-1700 Cyrillic books in the UK, nineteen editions are recorded, but not either of those here present.