May 04, 2023 - Sale 2635

Sale 2635 - Lot 270

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
Pseudo-Gerson.
Egregium P[er]utileq[ue] Sacre Theologie Compendium.

Paris: Thomas du Guernier, 1508.

Likely second edition, attributed to Gerson but likely not his work, small octavo, bound in full contemporary blind-tooled sheepskin, worn, ties lacking, damage to spine and corners, a good candidate for restoration, contents generally good, extensive notes on front pastedown and foot of title, printed in gothic type throughout, 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.

Rare at auction; not in Adams; preceded by a 1480 edition; Worldcat locating five copies worldwide.