Sale: 348 / Rare Books, Nov. 17./18. 2008 in Hamburg → Lot 339

 
Hieronymus Brunschwig - Distillierbuch. 1597


339
Hieronymus Brunschwig
Distillierbuch. 1597
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 928
Sold:
€ 1,500 / $ 1,739
(incl. surcharge)
339
Hieronymus Brunschwig
Distillierbuch. 1597
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 928
Sold:
€ 1,500 / $ 1,739
(incl. surcharge)
 

[Brunschwig, H., New Volkom(m)en Distillierbuch Wolgegründeter kuenstlicher Distillation, sampt underweisung und bericht .... corrigiert ... gemehret ... und ... gebessert]. With ca. 280 woodcuts and 1 woodcut printer's device at the end. Frankfurt, Chr. Egenolff Erben 1597. Contemp. pigskin with blindstamped ornamental cover vignette. Folio. 5 (of 6) ll., 217 (recte 216) numb. ll.
Benzing, Brunschwig 37 (in: Philobiblon year. XII, pp. 113ff.). - Nissen 270 notes. - Index Aurel. 126.010. - VD 16, B 8704. - BM STC, German Books p. 149. - Not in Adams. - Later edition of the famous herbal and book on distillation, with fine woodcuts showing plants and distillation kilns, glass and metal flaks etc. - The lacking title copper replaced by a copy. - Somewhat foxed and stained in places, 2 ll. with corner tear-off (1 mended), 4 ll. with marginal tear (2 rebacked), 1 l. remargined, final leaf entirely rebacked, last 12 ll. with small ink stains in the fore edge, preface and last l. with erased stamp. Edges of binding and joints restored.