Sale 2457 - Early Printed Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, October 17, 2017

24 ● TERENTIUS AFER, PUBLIUS. Comoediae. [2], 364 pages. 4to, 290x231 mm, contemporary crimson straight-grain morocco with later gilt arms of John Cust, first Earl Brownlow (1779-1853) on covers and coroneted initial B on spine, joints scuffed; contents clean. Gift inscription of B[enjamin] Drury to Cust dated 1805. EXCELLENT COPY . Birmingham, 1772 [150/250] FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION . Gaskell 46. 25 ● TERENTIUS AFER, PUBLIUS. Comoediae. [2], 364 pages. 4to, 288x225 mm, contemporary red morocco, spine attractively gilt with olive morocco lettering pieces, light wear; occasional toning. Birmingham, 1772 [100/200] FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION . Gaskell 46. 26 ● BEAUMONT, FRANCIS; and FLETCHER, JOHN. A King and No King. Acted at the Blacke-Fryars. [4], 91 pages, including initial blank; lacks D4 (pages 27- 28). 4to, 181x134 mm, modern boards, partly darkened, missing portions of backstrip, front cover partly detached, rear cover starting; lower margins trimmed without text loss, contents toned with occasional soiling, scattered minor stains or ink smudges. London: A. M. for Richard Hawkins, 1631 [400/600] Third edition of a play first performed in 1611 and published in 1619. Greg II, 360(c); STC 1672. 27 ● BENIVIENI, GIROLAMO. Opere. Title within woodcut border depicting knights. 302 [i. e., 208] leaves. 8vo, 148x99 mm, 18th-century vellum boards with leather lettering piece; scattered minor foxing, mainly at beginning and end, gathering & incorrectly folded with leaves out of order. Sander 899 (Venice: Niccolò Zoppino &Vincenzo di Paolo, 12 April 1522) [200/300] 21