Placido da Parma, Sacra ac recens Psalmorum omnium Dauidis interpretatio, [Venice], Accademia Veneziana, 1559, nineteenth-century English green straight-grained morocco (R. Storr of Grantham)

Placido da Parma. Sacra ac recens Psalmorum omnium Dauidis interpretatio, ab eximio theologo Placido Parmensi, Ordinis praedicatorum edita. [Venice]: Accademia Veneziana, 1559

First edition—the Syston Park copy. Commentary on the 150 Psalms by Placido Bechigni, Inquisitor of Parma, and one of the theologians consulted by the Council of Trent. A fine example of 16^th-century Italian book art, this work was printed under the supervision of Paulo Manuzio for the Academia Veneta.

4to (195 x 140 mm). Italic and Roman type, 38 lines plus headline. collation: *⁴ A-Z⁸ Aa-Tt⁸ (lacking final blank): 339 (of 340) leaves. Woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut historiated initials. (Repair to inner margin of first two gatherings, scattered staining, foxing, and browning, paper flaw to Ii5.)

binding: Nineteenth-century English green straight-grained morocco (203 x 150 mm), bound by R. Storr of Grantham, covers with borders of three gilt fillets, gilt floral roll, and gilt cornerpieces, spine with semi-raised bands in six compartments, second and fifth gilt-lettered, others with repeat filigree pattern in gilt, all edges gilt, inner dentelles gilt, lavender endpapers. (Rubbed, staining, corners bumped.)

provenance: Early inscription "Hic liber Augustini est, de Rubeis" on first leaf of dedication — Sir John Thorold, 9^th Bt. (1734-1815) — Sir John Hayford Thorold, 10^th Bt. (1773-1831), ex libris "J.H.T." — Sir John Henry Thorold, 12^th Bt. (1842- 1922), ex libris "Syston Park"; his sale, Sotheby's London, 12-19 December 1884, lot 1541 — Ridler, London, purchased in previous sale (12s). acquisition: Purchased from H.P. Kraus, New York, 1973. references: UCLA 603; Renouard 276/24; Edit16 23101 (Var. B); USTC 849829