POMPONIUS MELA. — (Opera). Iulius Solinus. Itinerarium Antonini Aug. Vibius Sequester. P.Victor de regionibus urbis Romae. Dionysus Afer de situ orbis Prisciano interprete.
Venice, In aedibus Aldi et Andreae soceri, October 1518. 8vo. (16,1x9,5 cm.). 233 lvs. + 3 (1 register, 1 blank, 1 printers device) lvs. 19th century vellum by Bauzonnet. (binding slightly soiled, upper hinge a bit splitting; title on spine; small corner from upper corner of 2 leaves, without loss). ¶ Provenance: FROM THE LIBRARY OF Jac.Aug. DE THOU, with his signature on title and on register leaf. Armorial bookplate of Arthur Atherley, bookplate of W.Vernon; ms.entries "John Burns June 13 1918" and "Gosselin" ¶ Renouard p.83, no.6; Adams M1053; Schweiger II/607: "Seltene Ausg.". Dibdin II, p.355. See for De Thou provenance: Catalogus Bibliothecae Thuanae a Petro et Jacobo Puteanis, p.94.