Sebastian Franck - Sprichwörter, schöne, weise Klugredenn - 1565

“Sprichwörter, schöne, weise Klugredenn”, Sebastian Franck 1565. Early German proverb dictionary, which contains hundreds of proverbs, explains and discusses their origin. Bound in a modern half-leather binding. The pages are at the beginning somewhat water-stained, in the inner area also consistently a bit stained. The title page as well as the first four leaves/pages are missing and are supplied as a loose facsimile. Page 332 is missing. The last 11 leaves/pages show increasing defects in the upper corner area. The last 9 leaves/pages have been supplemented there with slightly pink colored paper. Partially with light text loss. Additionally the last pages are somewhat more stained again at the margins. With printer’s mark at the end. Collation: 34 leaves, 373 (of 374) numbered leaves Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 cm

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