Oct 17, 2017 - Sale 2457

Sale 2457 - Lot 140

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
VILLENA, ENRIQUE DE ARAGÓN, Marqués de. Arte Cisoria; o, Tratado del Arte del Cortar del Cuchillo. Woodcut text illustrations of cutlery. [24], 197 pages. 4to, 198x144 mm, contemporary vellum boards, spine and front cover darkened; contents lightly dampwrinkled but clean apart from marginal soiling and cellophane tape discoloration on title. Madrid: Antonio Marin, 1766

Additional Details

first edition of the oldest known Spanish-language work on carving, originally written in the early 14th century. Cagle 1222; Palau 369452.