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Title

Alfonsi Virvesii

[Alfonsus Virvesius]

Canarien Episcopi Philippicae disputationes viginti aduersus Lutherana dogmata,

per Philippum Melanchthonem defensa complectentes summatim disputationes nuper

Augustae ac deinde Ratisponae habitas.

Nunt iter diligenter recognitae & a mendis quibus scatebant, repurgatae.

[First Edition – Full Vellum Binding with String Ties]

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Author

Alonso Ruiz de Virués

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Year of Publication

1545

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Publisher

Coloniae: ex officina Melchioris Nouesiani

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For full description see below - after all photographs

Description:

Coloniae: Exofficina Melchioris Nouefid, 1545, First Edition.

Scarce volume, only one listed (National Library of Scotland) on COPAC/JSTOR internationally.

Full vellum binding with string ties to close, text is in Latin.  Ex Libris label on the front paste down.

Unpaginated. Aged ink underlining and marginalia to many pages.

Signatures: * in gathering of 4, A-Z in gatherings of 4, a-z in gatherings of 4, Aa-Hh in gatherings of 4.

This title is attributed to Alonso Ruiz de Virués, ex Bishop of Islas Canarias.

Alonso Ruiz de Virués was born in Olmedo, Spain 1480 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.

On 12 Aug 1538, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Islas Canarias. He served as Bishop of Islas Canarias until his death on 19 January 1545.

Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – good condition – plain spine, hand written title, creased and age toned, some loss to the bottom.
• Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn, chord ties, age toned.
• Corners – good condition.
• Boards – good condition – wrinkled and creased full vellum boards with string ties to close.
• Page edges – good condition – top edge darkened, all tanned and foxed, ink stains or burn marks along the bottom edges.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – good condition – intact.
• Paste downs – good condition – plain yellow, recent, probably restored, the front paste down has an Ex Libris label paste to it C. Lacy-Hulbert-Powell.
• End papers – good condition – plain yellow, recent, probably restored, the front end paper has some foxing.
• Title – good condition – heavily tanned.
• Pages – good condition – text is in Latin, heavily tanned throughout with some ink staining along the bottom edges of some of the pages.
• Binding – good condition.
• See photos.

Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1545
Binding: Hardback

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