Crastonus, Johannes

4to (190 x 127mm.), 114 leaves (of 116, without initial and final blanks), A-O⁸ P⁴, 30 lines, roman and Greek type, late eighteenth-century calf, occasional light staining, small hole in H1 with slight loss of text, binding worn, upper cover detached

Biblioteca Palatina, Parma (founded 1761), engraved bookplate; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899

Goff C964; HC 5817; BMC vii 1091, xii 77; BSB-Ink C-694; Bod-inc C-476; GW 7818; Grosjean & O'Connell 45

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."

Crastone's Vocabulista was the first Latin-Greek word list to be printed (this is a separate work from Crastone's influential Greek-Latin lexicon, Lexicon graeco-latinum, from which it was extracted). It is a much rarer work; we have found no recent sale records for any of the three incunabular editions. Both works were first published in Milan by Bonus Accursius; Bertochus had previously issued both works from his Vicenza press in about 1483.

Bertochus's printing career encompassed many towns: Bologna, Treviso, Vicenza, Venice, Reggio Emilia and Modena. He is noted for his printing of works in Greek. Marcus Antonius Bazaleriis (or Bacileriis) was from a Bolognese family of printers.

This copy has a slip of paper pasted before the flyleaf with some bibliographical notes in English and an extract from a printed catalogue pasted to verso.