Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis, PII V. Pont. Max. iussu editum. Nunc pluribus quàm hactenus umquam figuris æneis illustratum

Published by Antverpiae (Antwerp): Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Ioannem Moreti (Plantin-Moretus Press), 1609

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Seller: Lee Madden, Book Dealer, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Lee Madden, Book Dealer

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Text in Latin. 2nd (enhanced) edition. Black straight-grain morocco leather over bevel-edge wood boards; gilt ruled frames on covers; brass clasps at fore edge; gilt title and rolls on spine; French Stormont pattern marbled end papers; two color print throughout; large font throughout; woodcut decorative drop-cap initials throughout. Clean covers and spine; front cover detached; light edge wear, somewhat heavier at cover fore corners; brass clasps are intact and VG condition; rear cover, spine and text block are tightly bound; lacking Title Page and 3 other prelim leaves (ll. *7, *8, **1) and 4 interior leaves including 4 plates (pp 56, 250, 264, 314; ll. D4b, Q5b, R4b, V5b,); 53 intact full page copperplate engravings and 35 (of 38) 1/3 page engraved tailpiece vignettes range from Good but light to Fine, though 1 plate has light ink attempt to cover angels privates (p. 662; l. Tt1b); few light smudges interior, otherwise very clean. Note that leaf *7 is lacking which has dedication or honors the pope; catchword at tail of l. *6b is 'PAV' indicating Pope Paul V (1605-1621) on missing leaf rather than Clement VIII (1592-1605) as in some copies. 23 x 17 cm; 696 pp.…

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Title
Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis, PII V. Pont. Max. iussu editum. Nunc pluribus quàm hactenus umquam figuris æneis illustratum
Author
Catholic Church; Christopher Plantin, Jan Moretus; Theodoor Galle, Pieter de Jode, and Charles Mallery (engravings)
Publisher
Antverpiae (Antwerp): Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Ioannem Moreti (Plantin-Moretus Press)
Publication year
1609
Condition
Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Edition
2nd Edition
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Lee Madden, Book Dealer

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Member of Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association (VABA). Selling on ABE since 2003. My books are General Stock, including Fiction, Poetry, Biographies, Mysteries and other Literature, though I concentrate on Politics, History, Sociology, Economics, Law, Religion and scholarly works generally. I try to keep in stock works on Labor, Radicals, Progressives, Populists and Socialism. I also stock Vermont and neighboring states histories, literature, tracts and ephemera.

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