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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manycats, post: 5669133, member: 13761&quot;]Nice stack - why can&#039;t I find this sort of stuff?</p><p><br /></p><p>M = 1000, D = 500, L = 50, X = 10, I =1 so MDLXII = 1562, MDLXX = 1570, MDXLIIII = 1544, MDLXXVI = 1576</p><p><br /></p><p>These are a bit too late (after 1501) to be what we call &#039;incunables&#039; (or more Latinly, &#039;incunabula&#039;), books from the cradle of printing, all of which are collectable, but still exciting - usually when someone calls with &quot;really old books&quot; they&#039;re from the 1880s. Probably not Sotheby&#039;s material - lots of photos, put on eBay, hope for the best. </p><p><br /></p><p>The one with the handwritten title page is probably the victim of a Victorian title page collector, &#039;restored&#039; by a later bibliophile. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Strasbourg title, with the metal hardware, is in an appealing binding; like the others probably of the period, a plus. The modern ink blot down by the date probably obscures a library marking - something to be wary of, but not necessarily a killer - lots of monasteries cut loose material over the years, but there&#039;s also a lot of stolen books in the world.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Nicolaum Bryling is the only publisher&#039;s name I recognize - long ago I had a 1551 Bible he printed. Sold it on eBay to someone who was excited rather than annoyed by its many marginal notes - a professor, he was going to put his students on the writing....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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