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PLINIUS SECUNDUS, GAIUS. Historiae mundi libri XXXVII. Edited by Jacques Daleschamps. [36], 32, 746, [156], [8], 114, 29 pages. Folio, modern 1/2
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, GAIUS. Historiae mundi libri XXXVII. Edited by Jacques Daleschamps. [36], 32, 746, [156], [8], 114, 29 pages. Folio, modern 1/2 calf; foxing throughout, occasionally heavy, light marginal dampstaining, modern owner's stamp on title verso. Geneva: Samuel Crispin, 1615
- Notes: "One of the great source books of antiquity" (Stillwell), an encyclopedia of natural history in 37 books dating from the 1st century A.D., first published in 1469 and frequently reprinted. The last 2 books, contained in pages 706-46 of this edition, are devoted to stones and gems. Stillwell 487 (original edition); Ebert 17288 note (this edition).
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