C. Plinii secundi [Pliny the Elder]. - Naturalis historiae.. - Lot 49

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C. Plinii secundi [Pliny the Elder]. - Naturalis historiae.. - Lot 49
C. Plinii secundi [Pliny the Elder]. - Naturalis historiae... cum commentariis adnotationibus Herlolai, Barbari, Pintiani, Rhenani, Gelenii, Dalechampii, Scaligeri, Salmasii, Is. [Isaac] Vossii, variorum... item Joh. Fr. Gronovii notarum liber singularis ad illustrem virum Johannem Capelanum. Lugd. Batav, Roterodami [Leiden and Rotterdam], Hackios, 1669. 3 volumes in-8, bound in full garnet morocco, boards decorated with a triple framing of gilt fillets, highly ornate ribbed spines, green title-pieces, fillet on the edges, interior roulette, gilt edges - corners rubbed or pierced - [5 ff.], 838 pp., [134 pp. index] ; 917 pp. (including fr. and title), [87 pp. of index] ; 853 pp., [83 pp. of index]. Illustrated with 3 allegorical frontispieces engraved by G. Wingendorp. A fine copy and one of the rarest titles in the "Variorum" collection. Bookplate of Joachim Gomez de la Cortina, future Marquis de Morante, who was one of the greatest Spanish bibliophiles of the 19th century. Also included: Phèdre - Les Fables de Phèdre affranchy d'Auguste. Traduites en François avec le Latin à costé... [par L.-I. Le Maistre de Sacy]. Paris, Vve Martin Durand, 1647. Small in-12 bound in full garnet morocco, boards decorated with a triple gilt fillet, highly ornate ribbed spine, title-piece, roulette on the edges, morocco-lined spine-pieces decorated with a framing roulette. Fine copy, bookplate of Marquis Du Guet. First edition of this translation.
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