Jeremy Adams; John L. Sharpe; Bennett Gilbert (ed.)

A Leaf from the Letters of St. Jerome First Printed by Sixtus Reissinger, Rome c. 1466-67

      Zeitlin & Ver Brugge - H. M. Fletcher, Los Angeles; London 1981 30 pp; folio (11.5" x 15.5"); bound in quarter vellum with marbled paper over boards. With an original leaf of text with blue initial in rear pocket. The leaf is from the untitled incunabulum known as "Epistolae et Tractatus," and is ascribed to Sixtus Riessinger. With an essay by Adams entitled "Jerome: The Classic Correspondent" and one by Sharpe entitled "Impressum apud Ruessinger." This is copy no. 181 of 300 copies printed letterpress by Patrick Reagh and Vance Gerry. Prospectus laid in. An immaculate and fine copy. Chalmers 170. [Attributes: Hard Cover]