PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius. The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie , translated by Philemon Holland. London: Adam Islip, 1601. 2 volumes in one, 2° (329 x 215mm). Woodcut device on titles (vol.I lacks P4, vol.II lacks D6, Q3, Z3 & 4 and Bb1, small hole in 3H4 in vol.I, large piece missing from P2 in vol.II, tear in Q4, all these involving loss of or damage to text to a greater or lesser extent, light water- and dampstaining). 20th-century sprinkled half calf (upper cover detached). Provenance : Paul H. Beves (bookplate). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. STC 20029.
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius. The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie , translated by Philemon Holland. London: Adam Islip, 1601. 2 volumes in one, 2° (329 x 215mm). Woodcut device on titles (vol.I lacks P4, vol.II lacks D6, Q3, Z3 & 4 and Bb1, small hole in 3H4 in vol.I, large piece missing from P2 in vol.II, tear in Q4, all these involving loss of or damage to text to a greater or lesser extent, light water- and dampstaining). 20th-century sprinkled half calf (upper cover detached). Provenance : Paul H. Beves (bookplate). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. STC 20029.
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