Plinius Secundus (Gaius) The Historie of the World. Commonly called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus, translated by Philemon Holland, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and historiated and decorative initials, errata f., occasional contemporary ink marginalia, vol.1 lacking initial blank, pi1-6 (including title), a1 and H1, vol.2 lacking 2G2-5 and 2Z3&4, title to vol.2 bound in place of title to vol.1, [par.] 1&2 torn with loss, [par.]3&4 with small hole to each with loss, stained, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [STC 20029; Pforzheimer 496], folio, Adam Islip, 1601. sold not subject to return. ⁂ Shakespeare used Holland's translation of Pliny as a sourcebook.
Plinius Secundus (Gaius) The Historie of the World. Commonly called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus, translated by Philemon Holland, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and historiated and decorative initials, errata f., occasional contemporary ink marginalia, vol.1 lacking initial blank, pi1-6 (including title), a1 and H1, vol.2 lacking 2G2-5 and 2Z3&4, title to vol.2 bound in place of title to vol.1, [par.] 1&2 torn with loss, [par.]3&4 with small hole to each with loss, stained, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [STC 20029; Pforzheimer 496], folio, Adam Islip, 1601. sold not subject to return. ⁂ Shakespeare used Holland's translation of Pliny as a sourcebook.
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