- 165
Möller, Arnold
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Schreibstübelein (Schreib-Stübelein, darin mancherley nützliche Teutsche auch frembder Sprachen Schrifften mit deren Fundamenten Güldenen Lehrn, Handels Brieffen und Ehren Tituln...). [Lübeck], 1642-1649
- Paper
2 volumes in one (second volume in 4 parts), oblong 4to (120 x 170mm.), volume 1: engraved title-page, 8 leaves of letterpress text; volume 2 part 1: engraved title-page, engraved portrait of the calligrapher (plate 2 from part 3), 13 engraved plates (numbered 2-14); [part 2] Ander Theil: engraved title-page, 13 engraved plates (including plate 3 from part 3); [part 3] Dritter Theil: engraved title-page, 25 engraved plates (4 pasted back-to-back), one woodcut plate; [part 4] Jügend-Leiter: 24 leaves of letterpress text, woodcut illustrations; engravings by Dirk Diricks, black morocco gilt with the initials PMA and dated 1677, gilt edges, clasps, new straps in period style
Literature
VD17 23:299428A & 23:299427T; volume 2: Doede 57
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 FINE AND RARE WRITING MANUAL by the Lübeck writing master and arithmetic teacher, Arnold Möller, who later moved to Nuremberg (he includes in this volume a portrait and biography of the Nuremberg writing master Johann Neudörffer; see lot 170). Each volume seems to have been composed differently, partly sharing plates and text with Möller's Schreib-Kunst-Spiegel (Doede 60). It has also been suggested that Möller's books were printed in Nuremberg rather than Lübeck.