BELON (Pierre). Plurimarum singularium et memorabilium rerum in Graecia, Asia, Aegypto, Judaea, Arabia , aliisq. exteris Provinciis ab ipso conspectarum Observationes... Carolus Clusius Atrebas e Gallicis Latinas faciebat. Antverpiae, Ch. Plantin, 1589. In-8, vellum (contemporary binding). 8 ff., 495 pp. First edition of the Latin translation by the botanist Carolus Clusius of Belon du Mans' Les Observations de plusieurs singularités et choses mémorable trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée... published in Paris in 1553. Numerous woodcut illustrations in text: plants, birds, reptiles, mammals, costumes, etc. A fine copy. On the last flyleaf, handwritten bookplate in Greek: Georgios Salletros. Stain on the 3rd leaf. Joint: BELON (Pierre). De admirabili operum antiquorum et rerum suspiciendarum praestantia... Paris, Guil. Cavellat, 1553. In-4, modern hardback with boards covered with leaves printed in Gothic. 8 ff, 54 numbered ff, 4 ff. table. First edition, dedicated to the Cardinal de Tournon. Concerns ancient and modern funeral ceremonies, embalming and mummification. Handwritten bookplate on title: Bern. Brail then Josia Freienilla (?), physicians of Montpellier. Mottling.