MELA, Pomponius (1st c. A.D.) Cosmographia sive de situ orbis. - (Colophon:) Venezia, Franciscus Renner de Heilbronn, 1478
4to. Early 20th century half brown morocco, gilt lettering on spine. 4 nice ornamental woodcut initials, white on black ground; title (2 lines) and chapter-headings printed in red. Roman type, 26 lines with marginalia, (48) ff.; a skilfully washed copy with a few pale spots here and there and three small repairs in the blank margins of first two leaves not affecting the printed surface.
Fourth edition (first 1471) of the first extant description of the world by a Roman geographer; it still was very popular in the 15th century. DSB XI, 74. BMC V, 195. Klebs 675. Goff M-450.
Euro9800
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