Lot no. 1111
Historia mundi, multo quàm antehac unquam prodijt emaculatius: id[que] primum ex annotationibus eroditorum hominum, praesertim Hermolai Barbari [...]. Additus est index, in quo nihil desideres. Folio: [18] ff, 671-[1] pp, [71 (of 72)] ff (final blank f. missing, title restored with sm. part of the title missing, some dampst. or staining throughout, occ. restorations, sm. marg. wormhole from quire H on till the end of the work). - First Froben edition of Plinius' "Naturalis historia", edited by Erasmus and based on texts by Ermolao Barbaro. Numerous woodcut initials throughout. With the woodcut printer's mark on titles and final verso of 1st part. - Ref. VD16 P 3533. - Adams P-1560 - Machiels P-994. - Joined, same author: L'histoire du monde [...]. Paris, Giffart, Morlot, Daufresne, 1622. 2 parts in 1 vol. folio (occ. toning, spotting or light dampst.). Mod. pastiche brown sheep (sl. rubbed, weak hinges). (2 vol.)
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