VARGAS, LECTURA SUPER PRIMO LIBRO SENTENTIARUM PETRI LOMBARDI, VENICE, 1490, MODERN VELLUM

Chancery folio (275 x 195mm.), 172 leaves (of 174), aa8 a–v8 x6, double column, 69 lines plus headline, gothic type, incipit on a1 printed in red, 5- to 7-line initial spaces, modern vellum, lacking first leaf of text and final blank, aa2 and x4-5 damaged and repaired with slight loss of text, a few other marginal repairs or tears, tightly bound (affecting printed marginalia in gutter)

Goff V91; HC 876; BMC v 455; BSB-Ink A-455; GW M49431

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."

Vargas, a fourteenth-century Augustinian monk, studied Peter Lombard's Sententiae in Paris in the 1340s; this is the first edition of his commentary on the first book, and is considered to be indicative of Augustine's reception in the later Middle Ages.