BREVIARIUM SECUNDUM USUM ECCLESIE CATHEDRALIS MASSILIENSIS N - Lot 82

BREVIARIUM SECUNDUM USUM ECCLESIE CATHEDRALIS MASSILIENSIS NOVITER IMPRESSUM. Lyon, Denis de Harsy, Jean Osmont 6 Avril 1526. Fort in-8 gothic, [16]-480 leaves, red morocco, arms in center, ornate spine, slipcase (later binding). Breviary for Marseille printed in red and black, illustrated with 5 large figures (including title) and 21 smaller woodcuts. A copy bearing the coat of arms of Michel de Léon (1727-1800), a bibliophile who assembled a collection of 1,800 volumes concerning Provence. This is the copy described by Alès (Description des livres de liturgies imprimés au XV° et XV° siècle de la bibliothèque de S.A.R. Charles-Louis de Bourbon, no. 93, which gives 17 small woodcuts). First 2 leaves mended, spine formerly forced, silverfish pitting (filled in) on about 50 leaves (USTC 199926, 1 ex.) (Baudrier IV, 203/204, 1 ex. incomplete) (OHR, pl. 1655).