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Wed, Aug 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 12

Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiae

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiae, Boetii viri celeberrimi de consolatione phylosophie liber cum optimo commento beati Thome Colonia, printed by Heinrich Quentell, 1498, with woodcut image on title page, hand drawn capitals throughout, bound in embossed leather boards with gilt spine, 8 3/4" x 6"; together with another Latin text, Ludolphi Chartus In Psal, another title page reading Iacobus Vuimphelingus Sletstatensis, dated 1491, bound in cloth, with labeled spine, 7 1/4" x 5". Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. Fin Sparre, Wilmington, DE.

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Condition

Boethius in good condition overall, boards and spine with minor wear, pages very clean, binding tight. Other book with some minor staining, mostly to early pages, some cracking to binding. Appear complete, but we cannot guarantee that they are.

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