May 15, 2012 - Sale 2279

Sale 2279 - Lot 147

Price Realized: $ 210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
LIPPELOO, ZACHARIAS. Vitae, sive res gestae sanctorum. Volumes 1 and 2 (of 4): January-June. [18], 1108; [18], 1064 pages, including engraved additional titles. Together, 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, contemporary calf richly gilt with portrait of Jesus and monogram RDSV on front covers, and portrait of Mary and date 1604 on rear covers, spine ends chipped, joints cracked, cords intact; some toning, foxing, and soiling, gilt edges, gauffered to design of looping floral volutes running between repeating stars and cinquefoils. Cologne: Bernhard Walter, 1604

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Hagiographical collection arranged according to the ecclesiastical calendar.