SCHEDEL, LIBER CHRONICARUM, NUREMBERG, 1493, CONTEMPORARY CALF OVER WOODEN BOARDS, REBACKED

Imperial folio (468 x 320mm.), 323 leaves (of 326, without initial and final blanks and blank leaf foliated CCLX), [*, **6 ***8; a6 b-d4 e-h6 i2 k4 l-n6 o2 p-q6 r-y4 z6 aa-cc6 dd2 ee6 ff4 gg-ii6 kk2 ll4 mm-zz A-K6 L6-2 M6], gothic type, xylographic title-page, 4- to 8-line initials in red, 14-line initial at start of text in red, blue and green with elaborate penwork decoration, some leaves with red initial strokes, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout by Wolgemuth, Pleydenwurff and workshop, including portraits, maps and town views, 5 leaves of De Sarmacia (without conjoint blank) bound at end, contemporary German blind-tooled calf over thick wooden boards, 4 metal bosses on each cover, metal surround for a label on upper cover, two clasps, remains of chaining staple at head of lower cover, one metal shoe remaining, two clasps, some deckle edges, title-page remargined (and supplied from another copy?), preliminary leaves repaired with some worming (2 leaves with the text completely remargined), some marginal paper repairs (some leaves in the centre of the volume with text affected at foot), occasional damp-staining or browning, ink stains on fos XCV-XCVI and CXXXVIII, fos CCII-CCV misbound, small repair to upper right corner of the map of Europe, calf rubbed and defective, rebacked, lacking both straps, upper board split with old metal repairs

Convent of the Friars Minor of Tours, washed inscription at head of title-page; Jesuit house of St Louis, Jersey, ink stamp on title (dissolved in 1939); H. Brown of Liverpool, inscription at head of second leaf

ISTC is00307000

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 TALL COPY. There is a contemporary manuscript note recording the unsuccessful siege of Vienna by the Ottomans ("ab exercitu barbarorum") in 1529 alongside the view of Vienna on fol XCIX, and another manuscript note on the view of Buda stating that it was occupied by the Turks "in this year 1541".