SAMBUCUS, Joannes.- Emblemata, et aliquot nummi antiqui operis […]. Antverpiae [i.e. Leiden], apud Christophorum Plantinum, 1584. in-16° : 352 pp. (pp. 231-232 lacking, cut close to the text, lack of paper with minor loss of text on leaf P5).
Estimation :
200 - 250 €
Adjudication :
170 €
Description
19th century binding : marbled brown sheepskin, flat spine with gilt fillets and red leather title-label (slightly rubbed, weakened joint, slightly dulled corners, printed bookseller-notice glued on the inside cover).
Fifth (and not fourth as stated on the title) edition (1st ed. 1564), printed by Plantin at Leiden, but a number of copies - as this one - received a title-page with his Antwerp imprint. Woodcut illustrations in the text : portrait of the author, 219 (of 221) emblems and 45 figures of coins or medals, by Arnold Nicolai, Gerard Janssen van Kampen and Cornelis Muller, after Pieter Huys and Lucas d'Heere. One figure showing tennis players (p. 121).
Voet 2172B;
Praz 487;
BT 4244;
Landwehr 713 (variant with Leiden's imprint).
Provenance :
• Frederick Charles Husenbeth (1796-1872), English Catholic priest, writer (handwritten mention dated 1852).
→Cinquième édition (et non quatrième comme indiqué au titre). Ex. illustré d'1 portrait, 219 (sur 221) emblèmes et 45 figures de numismatique (rogné près du texte, manque de papier avec pet. perte de texte au f. P5, rel. lég. frottée, un mors affaibli, coins émoussés, notice impr. de libraire collée au contreplat).
Fifth (and not fourth as stated on the title) edition (1st ed. 1564), printed by Plantin at Leiden, but a number of copies - as this one - received a title-page with his Antwerp imprint. Woodcut illustrations in the text : portrait of the author, 219 (of 221) emblems and 45 figures of coins or medals, by Arnold Nicolai, Gerard Janssen van Kampen and Cornelis Muller, after Pieter Huys and Lucas d'Heere. One figure showing tennis players (p. 121).
Voet 2172B;
Praz 487;
BT 4244;
Landwehr 713 (variant with Leiden's imprint).
Provenance :
• Frederick Charles Husenbeth (1796-1872), English Catholic priest, writer (handwritten mention dated 1852).
→Cinquième édition (et non quatrième comme indiqué au titre). Ex. illustré d'1 portrait, 219 (sur 221) emblèmes et 45 figures de numismatique (rogné près du texte, manque de papier avec pet. perte de texte au f. P5, rel. lég. frottée, un mors affaibli, coins émoussés, notice impr. de libraire collée au contreplat).
