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Alphabetum divini amoris. Paris: Georg Mittelhus, 17 April 1493. 138 x 98mm. (5 7/16 x 3 7/8in.), modern vellum, washed, 2 wormholes with minor loss, a few discreet marginal repairs, last leaf reinforced with heavy paper. Attributed to Johannes Gerson in this edition as in other fifteenth-century editions; later attributed to Johannes Nider. Goff A-530--ALBERTUS Magnus. Secreta mulierum et virorum. Paris: Denis Roce, [ca. 1500-1515]. 129 x 93mm. (5 1/8 x 3 1/8in.), later vellum, some dampstaining. Printer's woodcut device on title (Renouard 1006); both Paris, small 8vo--GUILLERMUS Parisiensis. Postilla...super Epistolas et Evangelia. Basel: [Adam Petri], June 1511. 4to, 214 x 154mm. (8 7/16 x 6 1/16in.), contemporary blind roll-tooled pigskin, bronze clasps, nineteenth-century ms. title labels on spine, rubbed, wormed, a few wormholes throughout. Title printed in red and black, large title woodcut with internal captions printed in letterpress in red, repeated on Aa1 with the captions cut into the wood, numerous small woodcuts of the life of Jesus. The 3 front flyleaves copiously annotated in a small contemporary hand, numerous marginalia in the same hand; monogrammed bookplate of Sylvain Brunschwig; together 3 vols. (Milne). (3)