Lot 131 , Erasmus, Desiderius - New Testament in Greek, 12mo, calf Basel, 1524

° Erasmus, Desiderius - New Testament in Greek, 12mo, calf Basel, 1524

£200-300

Condition:
Old gilt ruled and stamped calf with panelled spine and orange label; (8), 798pp. andfinal leaf with large pictorial printer's device; engr. headpieces and historiated initials; pp. 705/06 fore-margin clean tear no loss; various notes frost e/ps. and following blank - incl. H. J. Rose's ownership, also Rev. J.W. Birgin (sometime Dean of Chichester), certain number of notes in text margins; top corners/fore-edge stain (not text) approx. first half of book. Ref: Adams 1650 (further edtns. 1531 and 1535 also listed) The book is complete

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