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Drey Bücher durch den hochgelerten Herrn Theophrastum von Hohenheim, Cologne, Arnold Birckmann, 1564

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Drey Bücher durch den hochgelerten Herrn Theophrastum von Hohenheim, Gothic letter, title printed in red and black, large woodcut device on final leaf, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over bevelled wooden boards, upper cover with central armorial panel (dated ?1563, slightly scuffed), metal catches, clasps and straps, neatly rebacked in period style [Durling 3466; Sudhoff 67], small 4to (190 x 142mm.), Cologne, Arnold Birckmann, 1564

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Provenance: "Ex Libris Lessellii", late twentieth century collector's stamp inside upper cover.

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