1509. BOOK: (CHRONICLE-GOTHIC). [MARINEO SICULO, LUCII:]. PANDIT ARAGONIE...

1509. BOOK: (CHRONICLE-GOTHIC). [MARINEO SICULO, LUCII:]. PANDIT ARAGONIE VETERUM PRIMORDIA REGUM. HOC OPUS: ET FORTI PRELIA GESTA MANU. Cesaraugusta: Industria vero Georgii Coci Alemani, 1509. 4th major. XLIX fol. + 1 b. (this one is usually missing). Printed in Gothic script. It has a woodcut shield on the cover as well as woodcuts in the text and decorated capitals. Enc. in full skin, dry irons in both planes, golden edges and eyebrows, nerves, golden cuts, somewhat grazed, the binding probably from the beginning of the 18th century. This is the first edition of this history of Aragon commissioned by Lucio Marineo and one of the most beautiful impressions to come out of J. Coci's presses. This printer, of German origin, began his activity in Pablo Hurus' workshop, a print shop that he later ran with two partners, although in 1505 he took over the business alone. CCPB 16993-5. Palau 152144.