Brant, Sebastian — Der Richterlich Clagspiegel
Strasbourg, Götz Seltz, 1529. Hardcover. Vellum tooled 4-ridge spine, Tooling extends to 1/2 of covers, front and back. Wood boards with beveled edges. Metal clasps on outer edge. Sheet Illustrations. 2 volumes in 1. Text in German. Alternate title is Magistrates' complaint mirror. So this appears to be a record of legal and/or religious issues. The binding and presentation is wonderful. Definite shelf appeal and would like even better with a little care from a binding professional. Great looking title considering it's 492 years old. G+, tooling still shows details, spine is worn and faded but still presentable. Pages have light to moderate foxing throughout. Wood boards are great. Last quarter section of pages have stain in upper right corner that does extends into text in places, text block shows this stain also.
