Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Jerome, printed in Basel, expurgated in Lima
Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School
[ST. JEROME]
Operum D. Hieronymi sextus tomus [septimus tomus] [octavus tomus]. Basilae: [Nicholas and Eusebius Episcopius], 1565. Later edition of Erasmus's commentaries on Jerome. Together with BIBLE. OLD TESTAMENT. PSALMS. Appendici huic inest quadruplex psalterium. Basilae: Froben, [1565]. Four volumes in one; contemporary limp vellum, edges stained red, title in manuscript to spine and fore-edge, unidentified marca de fuego ownership mark to the top edge, sewing guards of parchment waste with manuscript after the first and before the final quires, 14 x 9 3/4 inches (35.5 x 25 cm). Collation: Vol. vi: 2º: aa–zz6AA6BB8. Vol. vii: 2º: AA–GG6HH8II–MM6NN4OO–VV6(-VV6). Vol. viii: 2º: a–r6s8(-s8). Psalter: 2º: A–Q6. A total of 476 leaves. Binding a bit shelfworn, hinges perished but both covers are firmly in place. Internally very clean, with an early owner's note and initials to the title page, an expurgator's note to the verso of the first leaf, and pages a1v of volume viii and A1v of the psalter neatly and fairly thoroughly expurgated in brown ink.
The Inquisition was active in Peru from 1570. In this volume, the expurgator's note invokes the authority of Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas, who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1608 to 1618.
Sold for $1,664
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
Property sold to benefit Albertus Magnus High School
[ST. JEROME]
Operum D. Hieronymi sextus tomus [septimus tomus] [octavus tomus]. Basilae: [Nicholas and Eusebius Episcopius], 1565. Later edition of Erasmus's commentaries on Jerome. Together with BIBLE. OLD TESTAMENT. PSALMS. Appendici huic inest quadruplex psalterium. Basilae: Froben, [1565]. Four volumes in one; contemporary limp vellum, edges stained red, title in manuscript to spine and fore-edge, unidentified marca de fuego ownership mark to the top edge, sewing guards of parchment waste with manuscript after the first and before the final quires, 14 x 9 3/4 inches (35.5 x 25 cm). Collation: Vol. vi: 2º: aa–zz6AA6BB8. Vol. vii: 2º: AA–GG6HH8II–MM6NN4OO–VV6(-VV6). Vol. viii: 2º: a–r6s8(-s8). Psalter: 2º: A–Q6. A total of 476 leaves. Binding a bit shelfworn, hinges perished but both covers are firmly in place. Internally very clean, with an early owner's note and initials to the title page, an expurgator's note to the verso of the first leaf, and pages a1v of volume viii and A1v of the psalter neatly and fairly thoroughly expurgated in brown ink.
The Inquisition was active in Peru from 1570. In this volume, the expurgator's note invokes the authority of Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas, who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1608 to 1618.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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