- 4824
Welser, Marcus.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Rerum Augustanarum Vindelicorum libri octo. (Venice, 1594)
folio (279 x 189mm.), [6 (incl. engraved title-page)], 377, [1]pp., illustration: engraved title-page within an architectural border incorporating a view of Augsburg, double-page engraved map, 33 engravings in the text by Alexander Mair, 2 engraved head-pieces, woodcut initials, binding: seventeenth-century mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, engraved map trimmed at foot, one double-page engraving trimmed at head, upper cover slightly faded at head
Provenance
Nicolas-Joseph Foucault (1643-1721), arms on sides and bookplate
Literature
Renouard 252/4 'je ne puis me refuser à le croire de cette imprimerie'; UCLA 1027; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 553; Censimento 16 CNCE 48340
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
first edition, first issue. A German translation of the present work by Engelbert Werlich was printed at Augsburg in 1595 with woodcut copies of Mair's engravings.
Although this edition is unsigned, Aldo Manuzio the younger printed three other works by Welser in 1590 and 1591 (see lot 4823). This first issue has a colophon reading 'Venetiis, MDXCIV', another issue retains the engraved title-page dated 1594 but contains a colophon 'Augustae Vindelicorum. Anno MDCXX'.