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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE KENNETH JOHN HEWETT

K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
Lot 172

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX, SAINT
Opuscula divi, [colophon:] Speier, Petrus Drach, 3 December 1501

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX, SAINT

Opuscula divi, gothic letter, 2 columns, first 2 and final leaves dampstained (title laid down with small loss to margins, A2 strengthened with paper strip at lower margin, final leaf with small hole affecting 3 words), 3 leaves with one corner cut away (just touching one signature mark), small wormtrail to approximately 40 leaves (just touching letters on one leaf), old dealer's 2-line printed description (misdated 1550) pasted to title, contemporary blindstamped calf over wooden boards, spine in 5 compartments with raised bands, 2 compartments painted (one white, one red) and lettered with title and shelfmark "GG 64", paper labels ("Bernard" and "162") below, metal clasps, catches and strap (one neatly repaired), page edges stained blue [Adams B715], large 8vo (195 x 153mm.), [colophon:] Speier, Petrus Drach, 3 December 1501

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Provenance: Passage from Epistle of James ("hominem per fidem...") and other notes in an early hand on title; Henry David Forbes, ownership label (cut down).

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