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Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. 16th Century; Probably some time in the earlier 1500's. Two adjoining leaves in Dutch language discussing England [Britannien]. Large 19.5 x 23" on quite heavy laid paper. Historiated floral patterned initial W. A history in black printing. Notes that the Saxon yeomen are nasty folk. .

Anton Koberger. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1497. Paperback. Incunable; 15th Century; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Leaf from Hartmann Schedel's "Weltchronik," an edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle at reduced size (leaf 10 1/2" x 8") , with woodcuts copied from those of Koberger. [C. 1497. ] Headline: "Sexta etas mundi." page number "Clxxiiii" on verso. Dampstaining. 10 woodcuts. Artists were associated with Albrecht Durrer and the printer, Koberger, was Durer's grandfather. It covered 'Hisotry of the World" and was know n as the 'picture book' of that period. Hain Copinger 14508. Incunable .

Florentiae: Bernardi,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1532. Paperback. 16th Century; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 2 pages; T. Livii Patavini historiarum ab urbe condita decadis quintae libri, Bernardi, 1532. Mounted leaf with large woodcut. Back side is text only. .