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Los Angeles and San Francisco: Printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press for Zeitlin & Ver Brugge and Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1971. No. 112 OF 193 COPIES. Book: 500 x 340 mm. (19 3/4 x 13 1/2"); Leaf: 483 x 330 mm. (19 x 13"). [9] leaves of text, including colophon. Vellum-backed marbled paper boards (lacking the original slipcase). Facsimile of original colophon printed in red with device and blue paragraph flourish. Printed in red and black. WITH AN ORIGINAL LEAF PRINTED ON VELLUM BY PETER SCHOEFFER AT MAINZ IN 1472. ◆Variations in grain of the vellum on the spine, but the book in mint condition; THE VELLUM LEAF IN ESPECIALLY FINE CONDITION--very clean, fresh, and bright. This is a very attractive production containing a fine vellum specimen from one of the most important printers of the 15th century, a person who had direct ties to Gutenberg and who was active for virtually the entire incunabular period. Our copy contains a very handsome leaf, printed in red and black in four… Read More