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Incunabula

Re-occurring Book dream

For the rest of the week I will be doing a semi- on vacation Blog. I am in my office doing some minor construction, updating the climate control et c. But I can't stop writing my blog.. I hope you... Continue Reading →

On medieval death and dying…two texts bound together and annotated . 1495 and 1499.

552J  Woodcut on the title page has scroll inscribed: Accipies tanti doctoris dogmata sancti. Heinrich Quentell used this "magister cum discipulis" woodcut for the first time probably in 1491. Cf. R. Proctor. "The accipies woodcut," in Bibliographica v. 1 (1895), p.... Continue Reading →

Mediavilla, on Lombards Sentences and Demonology! 1477

957G Richard [Middleton], d. 1302/3 Commentum super quartem Sententarium.. Venice: Christophorus Arnoldus, [circa 1476-7]   $22,000 THE WEBSITE LINK Folio 12 1⁄4 9 1⁄4 inches. a-z10 [et]10 [cum]10 [per]10 A 10 B-D8 (D8v blank and aa1r blank) aa8 bb10 cc8... Continue Reading →

The “Praeparitio” is a gigantic feat of erudition.

945G     Eusebius of Caesarea                  c. 260-c. 340 Eusebius Pa[m]phili de eua[n]gelica preparac[i]o[n]e ex greco in latinu[m] translatus Incipit feliciter.                [ Cologne, Ulrich Zel, not after 1473]                          $18,000 Folio 10 ¾  x 7 ¾  inches. [a]12, [b-o]10, [p]8      One of... Continue Reading →

AN INCUNABULE PRINTED BY JOHANN ZAINER in Ulm with pastedowns of waste pages (printed on one side only) printed at Augsburg bay Gunther Zainer.

564J. Albertus de Padua (1282-1328): and Pseudo-Nicolaus de Dinkelsbühl (1360-1433) Expositio evangeliorum dominicalium et festivalium. Add: Nicolaus de Dinkelsbuel: Concordantia in passionem dominicam. Ulm : Johann Zainer, 'about' 15 June 1480.   (The colophon reads circa festum sancti Viti)    Price $21,000 Chancery... Continue Reading →

Catalogue of 15th century books. Fascicule XXXIII

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Five incunabula new to my inventory: 1) Pseudo Aquinas with Henricus de Hassia, 2) Thomas Aquinas 3)Beroaldus, 4) Guillermus Altissodorensis and 5) Robert Holcot.

566J. Thomas Aquinas  Pseudo ; 1225-1274 Erroneously attributed to Aquinas. Compiled from works by Jacobus de Fusignano (ca. 1333)  and that attributed to Henricus de Hassia (T.M. Charland, Artes praedicandi, Paris, 1936, p.87) (CIBN)  Tractatulus solennis de arte [et] vero modo p[rae]dicandi. ex... Continue Reading →

15th and 16th Century Books For the Boston Book Fair

November 11-13 https://www.dropbox.com/s/7opevpcu6nou25m/F%C2%A7asciculeXL.pdf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/7opevpcu6nou25m/F%C2%A7asciculeXL.pdf?dl=0

I need an assistant for the 2022 BOSTON ANTIQUARIAN BOOK SHOW! November 11-13•| who has –Enthusiasm, Love of books, some pay!!!

I'm looking for a person comfortable and knowledge of books printed before 1699. Having a facility in languages is a plus. If you are an interested person please see my blogs and catalogues and webpage. https://www.jamesgraybookseller.com There will be about... Continue Reading →

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