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Sun, Dec 3, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 32

ANTIQUE RARE SIGISMUND FEIERABEND FOLIO, 1566 BIBLE ILLUSTRATED BY JOST AMMAN

Estimate: $4,812.50 - $5,500

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Year/Century: 16th century
Language: Latin
Subject: Illustrated
Binding: Vellum
Description: Sigismund Feierabend, Frankfurt, 1566; Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata. Folio: 9 by 14" with a title vignette, many amazing text woodcut engravings, and printer's mark by Jost Amman. 8 lvs, 602 lvs, 62 lvs (Index) Original blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards. No clasps. One of the metal corner pieces on the front cover is missing. The back cover has no corner pieces. Some toning, a damaged colophon page. Good interior condition. Swiss-German artist Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) is best known for his woodcuts, which he created primarily for book illustrations.

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