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THBAn important sixteenth-century edition of Pliny
Lot 16
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PLINIUS SECUNDUS, GAIUS Historiae naturalis libri XXXVII. ab Alexa(n)dro Benedicto emendatiores redditi. Venice: J. Rubeus and Bernardius fratresque Vercellenses, 1507. 19th century mottled calf, neatly rebacked with the spine laid down. 12 x 8 1/4 inches (30.5 x 21 cm); [16], 280 (actually 279), [9] ff., one text illustration (on 2a3), fine ornamental woodcut initials throughout; aa-bb8, a-z, &, A-L8 M10 (-M10, blank). Rebacked as noted, the label partially worn away, some light browning and staining at the beginning and end, though overall a rather fresh example. Early ownership inscription on title of Joannis Caroli Kirst, 1622, inscription on title; Osterley Park (bookplate); Harry A. Levinson (his sale, Christie's 9 October, 1996, lot 166. The handsome postincunable edition of this important recension of Pliny was prepared by Alexander Benedictus, using manuscript sources. Schweiger II, p. 784; Graesse VI, 338; NLM/Durling 3686.No condition report? Click below to request one.*Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report
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