L. Annaeus SenecaMareMagnum
KLEUKENS Ch. H.MareMagnum
Die Kunst Gutenbergs.
4to., Sole Edition, with title and head-text in red and black, and numerous fine full-page facsimiles printed in red and black (a number heightened with colours); original decorative boards, paper label mnounted on upper cover, a near fine copy of an uncommon work. A copy of the original promotional flier, including a fine extract from the Bible in facsimile (printed in colours and heightened with gold), together with the presentation envelope from 'Der Oberbugermeister der Stadt Mainz', is loosely inserted. Published to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the famous Bible, this charming work is a valuable introduction to the Gutenbergs and their place in the history of printing and typography.
Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Thakeham, GB29,57 €
