AMERICANA] FRANCK, SEBASTIAN. Weltbuch spiegel und bildtniss des gantzen erdbodens...in vier Bucher, nemlich in Asiam, Aphrica... ... Tubingen: Ulrich Morhard, 1534. First edition of the first cosmography in German, this the issue with four leaves in the preface (presumably this takes precedent over those copies with five leaves, as one of those leaves is a cancel). Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin. 12 x 8 inches (30 x 20 cm); [6], [iii]-ccxxxvii, [8] ff., collating a^(6) a^(4) b-z A-Q^(6) R^(4) S^(8) [lacking S8, blank]. Binding heavily worn, with a split in the pigskin at the spine, lacking the clasps and straps. Internally, title a little frayed at foot, contents slightly toned throughout but a sound copy. More than fifty pages of this work are given over to the Americas, with descriptions of the travels of Columbus, Vespucci and Cortes. The author was a religiously controversial figure, and this title was placed on the Index. This is the issue with the "fleiss vnnd arbeyt" reading on S7v. Kaczerowsky Sebastian Franck Bibliographie A 76; Sabin; 25468; Harrisse; p. 325. C
AMERICANA] FRANCK, SEBASTIAN. Weltbuch spiegel und bildtniss des gantzen erdbodens...in vier Bucher, nemlich in Asiam, Aphrica... ... Tubingen: Ulrich Morhard, 1534. First edition of the first cosmography in German, this the issue with four leaves in the preface (presumably this takes precedent over those copies with five leaves, as one of those leaves is a cancel). Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin. 12 x 8 inches (30 x 20 cm); [6], [iii]-ccxxxvii, [8] ff., collating a^(6) a^(4) b-z A-Q^(6) R^(4) S^(8) [lacking S8, blank]. Binding heavily worn, with a split in the pigskin at the spine, lacking the clasps and straps. Internally, title a little frayed at foot, contents slightly toned throughout but a sound copy. More than fifty pages of this work are given over to the Americas, with descriptions of the travels of Columbus, Vespucci and Cortes. The author was a religiously controversial figure, and this title was placed on the Index. This is the issue with the "fleiss vnnd arbeyt" reading on S7v. Kaczerowsky Sebastian Franck Bibliographie A 76; Sabin; 25468; Harrisse; p. 325. C
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