Lot Essay
"The first cummulation of the semi-annual German fair catalogues, which are themselves compilations of publishers' catalogues and reports, was made by Nicolaus Basse." Taylor, p. 88.
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[BASSE, NIKOLAUS]. Collectio in Unum Corpus, Omnium Librorum Hebraeorum, Graecorum, Latinorum necnon Germanice, Italice, Gallicè, Hispanicè scriptorum, qui in nundinis Francofurtensibus ab anno 1564. usque ad nundinas Autumnales anni 1592. partim novi, partim nova forma, & diversis in locis editi, venales extiterunt: desumpta ex omnibus Catalogis Willerianis singularum nundinarum... Frankfurt: N. Basse, 1592. 2 of 3 parts in one volume, thick 4to, 16th. century blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, panelled sides with a portrait of Charles V, (ownership inscription and the date 1600 on front cover), 2 brass clasps, part of one catch missing; lacks front endpaper, title page frayed at top and fore-margins (top edge reinforced on verso). Besterman 334. Taylor, p. 88.
