Bible. Latin

Royal folio (390 x 265mm.), 468 leaves, [a¹² b-y¹⁰ z [et]⁶; A-M¹⁰ N-O⁶; P-R¹⁰ S-T⁸; V-Z aa¹⁰; *⁶], double column, 51 lines plus headline, gothic type, printed marginalia in New Testament, fol. i with 13-line illuminated initial and marginal decoration, all in contemporary Nuremberg style (probably from Koberger's workshop), 5- and 8-line initials in red and blue with penwork decoration, smaller initials in red or blue, red and blue paraphs, red initial strokes, a few marginal sketches (including a monk's head on fol. xxi, two horns on fol. l verso, a bunch of grapes on fol. lii, a snake on fol. lv), some early annotations, note in French at foot of fol. clxxxi verso and a few other leaves, eighteenth-century German red morocco gilt, spine gilt in compartments with green morocco onlays, gilt edges, some offsetting from old turn-ins on first and last few leaves, inscriptions washed from first leaf, occasional offsetting from blue initials, fol. clxxxvii defective at foot with text supplied neatly in manuscript facsimile, fos ccxxvii-ccxxix repaired at head (affecting some text on fol. ccxxvii), last few leaves slightly browned, binding slightly rubbed with a few wormholes

[likely James Gibson Craig, sale, Sotheby's, 27 June 1887, lot 243, £8-15s., to Ridler]; £10, pencil inscription on flyleaf; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899

Goff B557; HC 3068; BMC ii 415; BSB-Ink B-429; Bod-inc B-266; GW 4232; Grosjean & O'Connell 20

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."

A reprint of Koberger's first Latin bible from 1475. The leaf at the start of Proverbs seems to have a different setting of text from the copy in Munich, and it is lacking the headline and the printed foliation, ccxxxiiii. The same is true of fol. ccxliii, which here is lacking the headline and the printed foliation, the first line of text begins with "sunt" rather than "-iores sunt", and the chapter headings are not in the larger font size.