Lot n° 107
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PLINO the Elder (Caius Plinius Secundus) - Lot 107
PLINO the Elder (Caius Plinius Secundus)
C. Plini Secundi. Historiarum naturae libri XXXVII, post omnes omnium editiones, ipsamque adeo Frobennianam posteriorem Paris, Galliot, 1532.
In folio: 18f, 671pp, 92f (index). Text ruled. Slight light banding to margins of a few leaves.
18th century marbled fawn basane, spine ribbed and decorated, accidents to headpieces, jaws cracked at entrances, gilt roulette on edges, epidermis, corners dull, red edges.
A monumental encyclopedia in which Pliny compiled the knowledge of his time, and which set a lasting benchmark for scientific and technical knowledge.
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