Erasmus Desiderius 3rd Latomus (1 results)

Condition: Good. Woodcut pictorial titlepages with borders of female deities etc to each of 3 works + fine illustrated colophon to 2nd work. Sammelband of 3 Works in one Volume. Small octavo pigskin on wooden boards, front cover with floral marginal rolls, central holy figures [SS Peter & John?] and ownership stamp SVM IACOBI BVECSEN MDXXXIII. Back cover with border of dancing figures, one dated 1528. Spine on 3 raised bands, brass clasps missing but catches present. Some damage to head & foot of spine, edges worn but stamped pigskin covers in excellent condition. Front & back endpapers present but pastedowns removed, showing at gutters vellum strips (with black & red MS lettering) used to attach wooden boards to spine. Work I [16]pp (woodcut emblematic bordered titlepage + Erasmus dedication to Beraldo dated Basel 8 June 1522 + Index) +385pp +[1]p blank, collated complete except Lacks one leaf of text at Fii (pp83-4). Titlepage has early ink ownership name Zielenski (repeated at Aii verso of Work II) in centre and partly erased MS library notes at foot. Some neat red ink underlining & marginal notes throughout, light brown marks of former damp at top margins from start affecting up to 5 lines by end but all clearly readable. Small tears (neatly repaired) at top of last 2 sections without loss of text except on last leaf. Work II 2nd woodcut titlepage with Adam & Eve on either side (nudity partly inked out), [80] leaves unpaginated but collated complete with signatures A-K8, last page has full-page colophon of seahorse, Gymnich's printer's mark, Latin motto and Greek text round all 4 sides. Work III has 3rd woodcut titlepage with same Adam & Eve surround but no ink nudity defacement +127pp +[1]p blank, collated complete but with tears at top margin some with minor paper loss neatly repaired. At end 12 marginally damaged blank leaves are bound in. *Nice woodcut titlepages and very interesting early binding. Rare K lner Gymnich imprint Sammelband of 3 Works (referenced I. Adams E558, VD 16, E 2514, Bezzel 609; II. VD 16 & van der Haeghen, not in Adams; III. VD 16, not in Adams). 1 volume. Hardcover.