[Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. (Hugh of...

[Incunabula and early 16th cent. books]. (Hugh of Saint Victor). Der übertrefflichst weg zu der säligkait, Von dem sant Paulus redt zü den Corinthiern. German transl. by G. Biel. Augsburg, Silvan Otmar, 1518, CXIX lvs., ornamental woodcut title border, full-p. ill. showing the Holy Trinity, modern calf w. part of contemp. panelled and blindst. calf laid down showing a dragon, a phoenix(?), a mermaid(?) and an acorn, modern brass clasps and catches, sm. 4to.[*]

- New endpapers w. bookplate on upper pastedown; occas. sl. stained; title lacks lower left corner w. loss of title border but very nicely restored (no loss of woodcut on verso); blank margins of first and last few leaves neatly restored w. laid paper. Heavily restored copy.

= VD H5850; Proctor 10764. Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIII.