May 15, 2012 - Sale 2279

Sale 2279 - Lot 78

Price Realized: $ 330
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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
CONTI, NATALE. Mythologiae, sive explicationis fabularum libri decem. [16], 1123, [161] pages. 8vo, 17th-century vellum, ties lacking; scattered foxing, early owners' annotations on front endpapers and neatly written index on rear endpapers. Armorial bookplate of the Earl of Galloway on otherwise blank title verso. Geneva: Samuel Crispin, 1618

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Unillustrated edition of a popular and influential manual of Greco-Roman mythology first published in 1567. This edition also includes Conti's poem on hunting and a tract on the Muses by Geoffroy Linocier.