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Auction 116, Lot 862

"[Lot of 5 Printed Leaves]", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Early Printing

Period: 1570-1600 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia Universalis

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 14.5 inches
22.9 x 36.8 cm
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Nice group of leaves from the Latin and one German edition. Each contains at least one historiated initial and/or Gothic woodblock illustration including a battle, portrait, ships, strange animals, torture, village scene and coats of arms. Page sizes vary slightly.

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Condition: B

Bit of light foxing.

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $190

Closed on 9/20/2006

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