Apr 07, 2008 - Sale 2141

Sale 2141 - Lot 139

Price Realized: $ 4,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, GAIUS. The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie . . . translated into English by Philemon Holland. General title within woodcut architectural border. [58] (of [60]), 614, [42]; [12], 632, [86] (of [88]) pages, including errata leaf at end; lacks initial and final blanks. 2 volumes in one. Folio, later 17th-century calf with morocco lettering piece, spine ends worn, joints starting; occasional marginal foxing, soiling, and minor stains or ink blots, B6 shaved along fore edge. London: (Adam Islip for) G[eorge] B[ishop], 1601

Additional Details

first edition in english; second issue, with cancel general title bearing Bishop imprint. Norman 1719; Pforzheimer 496; STC 20029.5.