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(1530). PLINE. NATURALIS HISTORIAE ARGUTISSIMI SCRIPTORIS LI - Lot 135
(1530). PLINE. NATURALIS HISTORIAE ARGUTISSIMI SCRIPTORIS LIBROS,...,
Paris, Pierre Vidoue for Poncet le Preux and Galliot du Pré, 1530.
In-folio of [16]-359 leaves, marbled basane, spine ribbed, speckled edges (18th century binding).
First edition of these commentaries on Pliny's Natural History by the French diplomat Étienne de Laigue, a Berry scholar who died in 1538. The title is set in an architectural wood frame by Galliot du Pré, and the text is adorned with numerous pictorial lettrines. The last few leaves are uniformly stained. Binding damaged.
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