Emblemata [Plantin] - 3 Volumes in 1: V. C. Andreæ Alciati Mediolanensis : Hadriani Iunii Medici Emblemata: Emblemata, Et Aliquot Nummi Antiqui Operis
by Alciato, Andrea; Hadrianus Junius (Adriaen De Jonghe) ; Joannes Sambucus (János Zsámboki) ; Christophe Plantin; et. al
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Antwerp & Leiden: Christophe Plantin. Very Good+. 1584. Vellum. Woodcuts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 900 pages; 1591; 1585; 1584 - Officina Plantiniana / Franciscus Raphelengius; Christophorum Plantinum : Christophe Plantin. Antwerp & Leiden. Three Emblem books from the press of Plantin, bound together in one volume. 16mo in 8s. 389; 159; 352 pp. Full vellum binding with yapped edges. All three books collated, complete including blanks. Though all are later printings, in the smaller 16mo format by the Plantin publishing house, they are remarkably well preserved, complete and clean. Some superficial damp lines and halos observed here and there. Woodcuts clean and generally sharp, though here and there a muddy impression among the hundreds of emblems. Vellum fold -ins at front edge are sharp and curling out with consequent mild furring to front and rear endpages at front edge. Prior owner's modern calf skin tie secures the volume. A striking and wonderfully preserved and bound collection of three important Renaissance Emblemata works printed by Plantin and his house. VG++ .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45459
- Title
- Emblemata [Plantin] - 3 Volumes in 1: V. C. Andreæ Alciati Mediolanensis : Hadriani Iunii Medici Emblemata: Emblemata, Et Aliquot Nummi Antiqui Operis
- Author
- Alciato, Andrea; Hadrianus Junius (Adriaen De Jonghe) ; Joannes Sambucus (János Zsámboki) ; Christophe Plantin; et. al
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Christophe Plantin
- Place of Publication
- Antwerp & Leiden
- Date Published
- 1584
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books; Antiquarian Books;
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DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...