Agricola (Georgius). De re metallica libri XII, 2nd edition, Basel: Froben, 1561, printer's woodcut device to title, approximately 300 woodcuts throughout the text (many full-page), 2 woodcut plates facing pp. 96 and 109 (respectively shaved along fore and bottom edges), disbound, spine perished, retaining front board only (possibly c.1700 English calf ruled in blind), lacking text leaf i2 and colophon leaf B6, retaining alpha6 (blank), title-page frayed, short worm-track to first 3 quires (alpha-b) affecting text, light worming to top margin of quires K-M and V-2B (final quire) not affecting text, plates shaved along fore and bottom edges respectively, B5 chipped at upper inner corner, light browning, a few marginal damp-stains and other light marks, contemporary ink diagram to title-page and marginalia to pp. 15 and 478, folio in 6s (31 x 20 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) 'Edward H. Haslewood Esq, 15 Angel Court', early-19th-century ownership inscription to title; 2) 'Scholefield', 19th-century ownership inscription to front pastedown, possibly Sir Joshua Scholefield (1775-1844), Radical politician; 3) Thence by descent. Adams A350; VD16 A 934. Cf. Norman 20 & PMM 79 for the first edition, 1556. 'The first systematic treatise on mining and metallurgy and one of the first technological books of modern times' (PMM).
Agricola (Georgius). De re metallica libri XII, 2nd edition, Basel: Froben, 1561, printer's woodcut device to title, approximately 300 woodcuts throughout the text (many full-page), 2 woodcut plates facing pp. 96 and 109 (respectively shaved along fore and bottom edges), disbound, spine perished, retaining front board only (possibly c.1700 English calf ruled in blind), lacking text leaf i2 and colophon leaf B6, retaining alpha6 (blank), title-page frayed, short worm-track to first 3 quires (alpha-b) affecting text, light worming to top margin of quires K-M and V-2B (final quire) not affecting text, plates shaved along fore and bottom edges respectively, B5 chipped at upper inner corner, light browning, a few marginal damp-stains and other light marks, contemporary ink diagram to title-page and marginalia to pp. 15 and 478, folio in 6s (31 x 20 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) 'Edward H. Haslewood Esq, 15 Angel Court', early-19th-century ownership inscription to title; 2) 'Scholefield', 19th-century ownership inscription to front pastedown, possibly Sir Joshua Scholefield (1775-1844), Radical politician; 3) Thence by descent. Adams A350; VD16 A 934. Cf. Norman 20 & PMM 79 for the first edition, 1556. 'The first systematic treatise on mining and metallurgy and one of the first technological books of modern times' (PMM).
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