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eBay
Antiquarian & Collectible Top 5
August 2008

#1 $23,100.00 Peter Schoffer - Turrecremata - Incunable from 1478 !!!
#2 $17,588.99 Handwritten Antiphonary - 15th century - IMPERIALFOLIO
#3 $15,099.00 Brant - The Ship of Fools - Rare 2nd English ed. (1570)
#4 $11,800.00 1597 Rau COSMOGRAPHIA folio 21 Quad maps 92 wdcts SUPER
#5 $10,046.99 Book of Hours - 15th century Breviary - Stundenbuch !!!

#1
Expositio super toto psalterio
Johannes de Turrecremata

Dating back to 1478, is described as "Richly and artistically decorated incunable with 149 red and blue intials !! Rare third edition printed by Peter Schoffer ! Contains the first ever printer's mark !!!" After 30 bids, it sold for $23,100.

#2
[Antiphonal, Antiphoner, Antiphonarium, Antiphonaris]

The 15th century handwritten manuscript is described as "grand illuminated manuscript of monumental size !! 82 vellum leaves with 152 wonderful handwritten initials !!! If the exclamation points look familiar, there's a reason. The German seller of #2 also sold #1, #3, and #5; in addition, the seller is a regular on the Antiquarian & Collectible Top 5.

#3
Ship of Fools
Sebastian Brant

Described as a "very rare copy of the early English translation of the Stultifera Navis with 118 (!) impressive woodcut illustrations." It received 34 bids and sold for $15,099.00.

#4
Cosmographia
J. Rau

A Swiss seller listed this 1597 Cosmographia folio 21 Quad maps. It sold after a single bid.

#5
early 15th century
Book of Hours

The German seller of #1, #2, and #3 holds the #5 place as well. This time it's a 15th century Book of Hours. It sold after 23 bids.

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