INCUNABLE. PROBUS, MARCUS VALERIUS (1499)
Updated September 1, 2026
This auction ended on September 30, 2026.
See upcoming auctions from A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals.
| Lot number | 1 |
| Auction | SEPTEMBER 30th RARE BOOKS AND PAPER |
| Date | September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals |
| Location | Toronto |
Marcus Valerius Probus (ed. Johannes Bonardus). "Valerii Probi Gramatici De Interpretandis Romanorum LItteris Opusculum Feliciter Incipit" (Per Ioannem De Tridino Alias Tacuinum [Joannes Tacuinus De Tridino], Anno Domini. M. CCC. IC. Viiii. Die .xx. Aprilis [20 April 1499], Impressum Venetiis [Venice], 1499). Incunable. Twenty leaves. Signatures in quarto: a-e, leaf d1 incorrectly signed e1. 29-30 lines and headline. Woodcut initials, and full-page woodcut illustration of a Sybil on leaf d2 verso. First ever appearance of the woodcut of a Sybil. Expertly rebound in period binding of aged full-vellum. 19549
More lots in this auction
- SEMEDO. RENOWNED MONARCHY OF CHINA (1655)
- LE GRAND TABLEAU DE L'UNIVERS (1714)
- WILLIAM DUNCAN. THE COMMENTARIES OF CAESAR (1753)
- COOK'S VOYAGES IN EIGHT VOLUMES WITH FOLIO ATLAS
- GIBBON. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
- MALTHUS. ON THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION (1803)
- LOGAN & MCIAN. THE CLANS OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
- SHAKESPEARE. CYMBELINE, FOURTH FOLIO EDITION