CATO; VARRO; COLUMELLA; and PALLADIUS. Libri de re rustica. [33] (of[34]), 308 leaves; lacks blank 2c10. 8vo, early 19th-century olive morocco antique, front cover discolored; scattered light foxing, repaired wormholes in blank upper margin of last

CATO; VARRO; COLUMELLA; and PALLADIUS. Libri de re rustica. [33] (of[34]), 308 leaves; lacks blank 2c10. 8vo, early 19th-century olive morocco antique, front cover discolored; scattered light foxing, repaired wormholes in blank upper margin of last several leaves. ( Venice: Aldine press, May 1514) E1000-2000 FIRST ALDINE EDITION of the classic compilation of Roman writings on agriculture and rural life. Hunt 15; Renouard, page 66. For an Aldine imprint on vellum, see lot 138.