Brunschwig, (Hieronymus) — (Bartholomaeus) Vogter | Three works on distillation and medicine

Brunschwig, (Hieronymus)

Distilierbuch der rechten Kunst, newe und gemein Distilier und Brennofen. Frankfurt: H. Gülfferich, 1554. First edition. [bound with:]

Vogter, (Bartholomaeus)

Wie man alle gebresten und Kranckheiten des menschlichen Leibs... vertreiben soll mit aussgebranten Wassern. Frankfurt: H. Gülfferich, 1550 [and:]

Gart der Gesundtheyt… Hortus Sanitatis. Frankfurt: H. Gülfferich, 1556. An imperfect copy.

3 works in one volume, 4to (177 x 139 mm). Two frontispieces, titles printed in red and black with woodcut vignettes, woodcut head- and tailpieces, initials, and illustrations throughout; instances of dampstaining, browning, foxing throughout, marginal repairs with some loss to text, worming affecting a few gatherings, margins frayed, closed tears, marginalia and underlining in a contemporary hand throughout, with references to Albertus Magnus on leaves 61 and 82 verso. Bound in a vellum leaf from a fifteenth-century German liturgical manuscript over boards, spine painted brown with manuscript title over red; soiled, edges worn, bumping to head and foot of spine. Housed in a half red morocco case.

First edition of this rare work.

REFERENCES

Honeyman 531

PROVENANCE

Johann Zacharias Paden von Creytzstein (ownership inscription to first title) — Ignaz Dominik Graf von Chorinski (armorial bookplate to upper pastedown) — Robert B. Honeyman (Sotheby’s New York, 30 October 1978, lot 531) — Sotheby’s London, 3 December 1998, lot 17

Sold not subject to return.