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Núñez de Guzmán, Hernán
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Observationes Fredenandi Pintiani in loca obscura, aut depravata, historiae naturalis C. Plinii cum retractionibus quorundam locorum geographiae Pomponii Mela (... a fine libri xi usque ad finem xxv; a fine libri xxv usque ad finem libri xxxvi). Salamanca: Juan de Junta, January 1544, September 1544, March 1545
- Paper
3 parts in one volume, folio (301 x 191mm.), 3 woodcut title-pages, woodcut initials, late sixteenth-century blind-tooled Spanish calf, a few deckle edges, modern buckram slipcase, rebacked with new endpapers, occasional light foxing or browning, a few small wormholes towards end and in binding, lacking final blank leaf
Literature
Palau 197510
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
Núñez de Guzmán (1475-1553), sometimes know as Pintianus from his hometown of Valladolid, published commentaries on several classical authors and also worked as censor for the Brocar press at Alcalá de Henares; he also helped edit the Septuagint for the Complutensian Polyglot Bible. He later taught at the University of Salamanca.
The same roll-tooled plateresque border is found in Penney, An Album of Selected Bookbindings (New York, 1967), plate XIII, which is dated to Villanubla, 1637.