Marchesinus, Joannes - Mammotrectus super Bibliam.  Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1479 - 4to, - modern half mor - 38 lines plus headline; gothic letter. -
MARCHESINUS, JOANNES. Late 13th/early 14th c.
Mammotrectus super Bibliam. Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, September 23, 1479.
4to (177 x 136 mm). 258 leaves (of 260, lacking final blank and blank before index): a-y8 1-68 710 A10 B-C8. Double column, gothic type. Rubricated throughout with paragraph marks and lombard initials in alternating red and blue. 19th century vellum, morocco spine label. Lacking A1 and C8, toning and pale dampstain, binding a little soiled, lower joint splitting.
Provenance: Marcellus Schlimovic (bookplate); Sociedad Hebraica, Argentina (inkstamps to endpapers).

Very good copy, completely rubricated. BMC V, 180; Goff M239; GW M20819; HC 10559*.
Sold for US$ 5,625 inc. premium

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