8th Feb, 2024 11:00
The Oxford Library Sale
566
Post-incunable (Book of Hours): Heures a l’usaige de Romme. Paris, Gilles Hardouyn [c.1516; almanac covers 1516-1527]. Octavo, 103 leaves of 26 lines. Printed on vellum. Red ruling added by hand.
COLLATION: A-N8 but lacking 1 folio in quire H (which probably had an illustration). Text in Latin and French.
DECORATION: Hand-coloured woodcut printer’s device (fol. 1r). 14 full-page hand-coloured woodcut illustrations. Also includes smaller hand-coloured woodcut illustrations. Four pages with decorative borders added by hand. One- and two-line decorative initials and decorative line fillers added by hand (gold on red or blue).
BINDING: Bound in later red velvet (180 x 115 mm). All edges gilt and gauffered.
PROVENANCE: Armorial bookplate (partially removed). Ink and pencil notes. With Messrs Christie 28/6/1972.
CONDITION: Binding rebacked, boards loosening, clasps and cornerpieces missing, wear to velvet. Minor stains to vellum.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: USTC 34076; Lacombe, Livres d’Heures (1907), p. 164, no. 284; Pettegree et al, French Books (2007), no. 29633.
Provenance: John. P. Love Collection
Sold for £5,600
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Post-incunable (Book of Hours): Heures a l’usaige de Romme. Paris, Gilles Hardouyn [c.1516; almanac covers 1516-1527]. Octavo, 103 leaves of 26 lines. Printed on vellum. Red ruling added by hand.
COLLATION: A-N8 but lacking 1 folio in quire H (which probably had an illustration). Text in Latin and French.
DECORATION: Hand-coloured woodcut printer’s device (fol. 1r). 14 full-page hand-coloured woodcut illustrations. Also includes smaller hand-coloured woodcut illustrations. Four pages with decorative borders added by hand. One- and two-line decorative initials and decorative line fillers added by hand (gold on red or blue).
BINDING: Bound in later red velvet (180 x 115 mm). All edges gilt and gauffered.
PROVENANCE: Armorial bookplate (partially removed). Ink and pencil notes. With Messrs Christie 28/6/1972.
CONDITION: Binding rebacked, boards loosening, clasps and cornerpieces missing, wear to velvet. Minor stains to vellum.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: USTC 34076; Lacombe, Livres d’Heures (1907), p. 164, no. 284; Pettegree et al, French Books (2007), no. 29633.
Provenance: John. P. Love Collection
Auction: The Oxford Library Sale, 8th Feb, 2024
Day One
Clocks, Furniture, Works of Art and Collectable - Lots 1 - 406
Day Two
Fine Bindings and Incunables from the collection of the late John P. Love - Lots 501- 575 (Click here to read about J. P. Love)
Antiquarian and Modern Books from multiple vendors - Lots 576 - 598
Books from the Library of the late Malcom Deas - Lots 601 - 702 (Click here to read about M. Deas)
Antiquarian and Modern Books from multiple vendors - Lots 703 - 783
Viewing
Saturday 3 February 9am - 1pm
Monday 5 February 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 6 February 9am - 5pm
