2 volumes in 1. [58], 614, [42]; [12], 632, [85] pp. Collation: Vol. 1. (Title and 4 Preface leaves unsigned), ¶4, a-b6, A8, B-Iii6, Kkk4; Vol. 2. A-Ooo6, Ppp8 (-Ppp8, a blank). (Folio) 32.5x21.5 cm. (13x8½"), period calf, raised spine bands, morocco lettering piece, later endpapers. Handsome second edition in English of Pliny’s Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland, the greatest Elizabethan translator of the classics. One of the great compilations of the knowledge of the ancients, written during the first century A.D. Pliny states in his preface that some 20,000 facts are revealed, gathered from 2,000 books and 100 select authors. This first translation into English was first published in 1601. Some neat expert restoration to the joints. Ownership stamp to front pastedown.
2 volumes in 1. [58], 614, [42]; [12], 632, [85] pp. Collation: Vol. 1. (Title and 4 Preface leaves unsigned), ¶4, a-b6, A8, B-Iii6, Kkk4; Vol. 2. A-Ooo6, Ppp8 (-Ppp8, a blank). (Folio) 32.5x21.5 cm. (13x8½"), period calf, raised spine bands, morocco lettering piece, later endpapers. Handsome second edition in English of Pliny’s Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland, the greatest Elizabethan translator of the classics. One of the great compilations of the knowledge of the ancients, written during the first century A.D. Pliny states in his preface that some 20,000 facts are revealed, gathered from 2,000 books and 100 select authors. This first translation into English was first published in 1601. Some neat expert restoration to the joints. Ownership stamp to front pastedown.
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