1635 Folio "Salomon Sive Commentarius in Proverbia Salomonis" by Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide

Item Details

A rare 1635 folio entitled Salomon Sive Commentarius in Proverbia Salomonis, in duas partes divisius_, written by R. P. Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide (1567-1637). Published in Paris on July 16, 1635 by French printer Sébastien Cramoisy (1584-1669), the royal printer (_regius typographus). It is complete with the original two volumes combined to create this folio edition, with 524 leaves total. Each part is followed by an index verum et verborum, with the second part also having an Index locorum Sacræ Scripturæ. An ex-libris of Rev. F. Zabler, or Francis Zabler, is present to the front pastedown. Rev. Zabler was the third pastor of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1888 to 1905.

This folio is bound on wood with vellum and metal latches, also having raised bands and hand-written, non-original, title to the spine. A sizable tipped-in and engraved frontispiece is present, bearing the title, author, and printing information. Engravings are present throughout this volume at the beginning and end of each book, as well as other locations throughout. Pages of this volume are numbered in print, with the exception of indexes. Numbered: 1-385 in part one, with pagination errors on pages 279-280, 290, and 322-323; 1-558 in part two, with pagination errors on pages 129-130, 234, and 330. Numbers 528-533 are omitted in pagination, however, all pages are present. 524 leaves are present in this complete volume.

Condition

- a near Fine copy of an early folio in its original binding.
- exterior: small insect boreholes to covers, affecting approximately half of the pages to the front as well; rubbing to covers; chipped corners with exposed boards; chipping to spine tail; hand-written title to spine; missing one metal latch; vellum is peeling from bottom corner of back cover.
- interior: mild foxing to some pages; discoloration and tanning of pages; some upper-right page corners are creased, but do not compromise the text; water damage to back interior pages, resulting in spotting and mild mildew;

Dimensions

Item #

17LOU011-060