Bonaventura, Saint

4to (240 x 170mm.), 120 leaves, (1,2)⁴; a-n⁸ o¹² (table bound at end), double column, 36 lines, gothic type, first heading printed in red, 2- to 4-line initial spaces, early nineteenth-century blind-stamped calf with double gilt fillet border, flat spine gilt with red morocco lettering-piece, blue edges, with a seventeenth-century engraved portrait of Bonaventura loosely inserted, last leaf laid down, joints breaking, extremities slightly rubbed

Stephen Weston (1747-1830), signature and ink stamp and notes on flyleaf, with the price 2s, sale, Sotheby's, 7 May 1830, lot 308; Earl of Crawford, sale, Sotheby's, 15 June 1887, lot 531, £3-15, to Rimell; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899

Goff B890; HR 3574; BMC vi 714; Bod-inc B-425; GW 4662; Grosjean & O'Connell 24 ("Bought by Judge O'Brien at Sotheby's")

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."

RARE. We have not been able to trace any recent sale records for this edition. ISTC lists 32 copies.

Bonaventura's account of the life of St Francis was written by 1263 and served as the source for Giotto's frescoes in the upper Basilica in Assisi. This Italian translation was first published in Rome in about 1470.

For another work printed by Zarotus, see lot 206.