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Thomas Aquinas
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Thomas Aquinas
- Summa theologiae, pars secunda, prima pars. Venice: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn and Petrus de Bartua, 1478
- Paper
Chancery folio (280 x 203mm.), 279 leaves (of 280, without final blank), a-r10 s12 t-y 1-510 68 (table bound at front), 47 lines plus headline, 12-line initial in red and blue on a1, other 2- to 7-line initials in red, red paraphs, eighteenth-century marbled calf, flat spine gilt with lettering-pieces, blue marbled edges, small stain in quire 6, leaf 6/3 slightly torn in gutter, a few other stains, q1 misbound before quire o, q10 misbound before q2, small wormhole in upper margin of quire t, small scrape on upper cover
Provenance
"Proprietas...", armorial library stamp at foot of first leaf; Convent of St Dominic in Ascoli, inscription inside initial at start of text
Literature
Goff T204; HC 1448; BMC v 194; Bod-inc T-169; GW M46472
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
A crisp copy with generous margins of the first Italian edition of Thomas Aquinas's Prima secundae.