[Pliny the Elder:] Plinius Secundus, Gaius: (De Laet, J., ed.:)

Historiae Naturalis Libri XXXVII.

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635. First edition thus. 3 vols., 12mo, pp. [xxiv], 654, [xviii]; 631, [xvii]; 582, [xviii]. Engraved titlepage, small woodcut portrait of Pliny. With 'variae lectiones' and indexes at end of each vol. Slight toning, occasional minor spots, titles dusty, 1: one lower outer blank corner minimally torn, 2: small loss to lower blank margin of one leaf. Full blue morocco c.1800, signed by C. Hering (binder's ticket), blind-tooled, straight-grained calf doublures with gilt edges, raised bands, spines gilt-lettered, a.e.g. (boards and joints rubbed, free endpapers soiled). Later annotation to original rear endpaper. The first Elzevier edition of Pliny's 'Natural History', which became extremely popular with later collectors. De Laet was a Leiden historian and editor who wrote or produced a number of texts for the Elzevir press. In the dedication, to the lawyer and French royal counsellor Jerome Bignon (1589-1656), he states that he drew on the edition of Claude Saumaise. Willems 428; Dibdin (3rd edn.) II, 323.

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PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius (PLINY the Elder).

Historiarum naturae libri XXXVII, post omnes omnium editiones, ...Paris, Jean Parvum (index: Jean Petit), 1532. Folio. 18th-century cat's paw calf, richly gold-tooled spine.

[36], 671, [188] pp.Praised 1532 edition of Pliny's Naturalis historia: "Cette édition citée avec éloge par Ernesti et par Rezzonico..." (Brunet). Pliny's Natural history is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available at the time. It encompasses the fields of botany, zoology, astronomy, geology and mineralogy as well as the exploitation of those resources. It remains a standard work for the Roman period and the advances in technology and understanding of natural phenomena at the time. ''We know from Pliny that there were important pearl fisheries in the Gulf … Pliny identifies Tylos (Bahrain) as a place famous for its pearls … [He] attests that pearls were the most highly rated valuable in Roman society, and that those from the Gulf were specially praised … The pearl related finds at the site of El-Dur indicate the site was integrated into the maritime trade routes linking the Roman Empire, the Persian Empire, India and South Arabia'' (Carter).With bookplate on paste-down, some ink notes on the title-page, the first page, and occasionally in the margins; title-page a bit soiled; some wormholes near the end of the book, mostly in the margins. Binding slightly worn along the extremities. Overall in good condition.l Brunet IV, col. 715; Carter, ''The history and prehistory of pearling in the Persian Gulf'', in: Journal of the economic and social history of the orient, 48 (2005), pp.139-209; Graesse V, p. 339 ("Excellente édition"); for Pliny: DSB XI, pp. 38-40.

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PLINIUS Secundus, Gaius (Pliny the Elder)

The Historie of the World, commonly called the Naturall Historie.London, Adam Islip, 1634. 2 parts in one volume. Folio (23.5 x 32 cm). Elaborate woodcut device on title-page; woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary calf, spine in six compartments, tooled and lettered in gilt.

(58), 614, (42) pp. (12), 632, (86) pp.Pliny's renowned Natural History in its second publication in English (repeating, with corrections, the 1601 first publication), translated by Philemon Holland, the greatest translator of the Elizabethan age. The "Naturalis Historia" is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to the author. Pliny claims to be the only Roman ever to have undertaken such a work. It comprised 37 books in 10 volumes and covered over 20,000 facts on topics including the fields of botany, zoology, astronomy , geology and mineralogy as well as the exploitation of those resources. It remains a standard work for the Roman period and the advances in technology and understanding of natural phenomena at the time. Some technical advances he discusses are the only sources for those inventions, such as hushing in mining technology or the use of water mills for crushing or grinding corn. Much of what he wrote about has been confirmed by archaeology. ''We know from Pliny that there were important pearl fisheries in the Gulf [...] Pliny identifies Tylos (Bahrain) as a place famous for its pearls [... He] attests that pearls were the most highly rated valuable in Roman society, and that those from the Gulf were specially praised [...] The pearl related finds at the site of El-Dur indicate the site was integrated into the maritime trade routes linking the Roman Empire, the Persian Empire, India and South Arabia'' (Carter). Book 6 holds a chapter that gives the first detailed account of the regions around the Gulf, including what are now Qatar, the Emirates and Oman. Binding rubbed; front hinge splitting. Includes the final printed leaf in vol. 2, containing the publisher's advertisement to the reader that all errors have been corrected in the present edition and the errata leaf (included in the same position in 1601) has become unnecessary rather than having been mistakenly omitted. Some slight browning and brownstaining, but an excellent copy removed in 1973 from the Royal Meteorological Society (Symons Bequest, 1900) with their bookplate on the front pastedown.l STC 20030. Cf. Pforzheimer 496 (1601 ed.).

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Pliny the Elder.

THE HISTORIE OF THE WORLD. Commonly called, the naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor in Physicke.

London, Printed by Adam Islip, 1601. 1st Ed. First Issue of Holland translation. Folio. 2 vols. in 1. [xxviii] + 614pp. + [54] + 632pp. + [86]. Large woodcut devices to title pages, dec. initial letters and dec. head and tail pieces including some figurative. [Lacking blanks]. Signatures Nniii & Nniiii reinforced to ragged edges not affecting text; title page to first volume with loss of 3cm. across head thus lacking xylographic title and with loss either side of ‘The First Tome’ and rebacked; crisp copy with occasional rust marks, minor faults, sm. worm holes to tail of rear table, blind ownership stamp of D. Wyndham Smith to front f.e.p., contemporary armorial binding, full calf tooled in gilt to boards with intricate gilt armorial device to centre of boards, some wear and scratching, rebacked with much of original spine laid down, gilt motifs and gilt tooled raised bands to spine.
¶ Ex-libris John Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven PC (1800–1874), known as Sir John Trollope, Bt, between 1820 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician. He served as President of the Poor Law Board in the Earl of Derby's short-lived 1852 Conservative administration. Trollope was the son of Sir John Trollope, 6th Baronet, and Anne, daughter of Henry Thorold. He was the elder brother of General Sir Charles Trollope and the Right Reverend Edward Trollope and the second cousin of the novelist Anthony Trollope. He was educated at Eton and later served with the 10th Hussars, achieving the rank of captain. ESTC S115918 ‘A translation, by Philemon Holland, of: Pliny the Elder. Naturalis historia. Volume 2 has separate dated title page, pagination and register. First word of title is xylographic [lacking]. Signatures: pi6 [par.]4 a-b6 A8 B-3I6 3K4; A-3G6 3H4 3I-3O6 3P8. The first leaf and the last leaf are blank [lacking in our copy] Includes indexes. With a final errata leaf. STC (2nd ed.), 20029; Pforzheimer, 496.’ First published in Venice in 1469, The 'Natural History’ was considered by many historians to be the first Encylopaedia. Pliny’s final work, it comprised 37 books. His sources were personal experience, his own prior works (such as the work on Germania), and extracts from other works. One of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire and it was intended to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. He claimed to be the only Roman ever to have undertaken such a work. Encompassing the fields of botany, zoology, astronomy, geology, and mineralogy, as well as the exploitation of those resources. It remains a standard work for the Roman period and the advances in technology and understanding of natural phenomena at the time. Philemon Holland (1552–1637), Translator. ‘... This encyclopaedia of ancient knowledge about the natural world had already had a great indirect influence in England, as elsewhere in Europe, but had not been translated into English before, and would not be again for 250 years. Indeed, after four centuries, Holland is still the only translator of this work to attempt to evoke its literary richness and beauty ...’ ODNB

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PLINY (Pliny the Elder)

Natural History, II: Libri III-VII [3-7]

Harvard University Press, 1989. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Reprint. Loeb Classical Library 352; with English translation by H. Rackham. Owner's name on front free end paper. Minor shelf-wear to dust jacket, otherwise a clean, tidy copy Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_102934_jpg.jpg. ISBN: 0674993888

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PLINY THE ELDER; RACKHAM, H. (TRANS)

Natural History ( Five Volumes)

Folio Society, 2012-01-01. Hardcover. As new five volume set in slipcase. 2012 first printing oversized and overweight. B41 Please email for photos.. Collectible: Like New .

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PLINY ( THE ELDER ) TRANSLATED BY RACKHAM, H

Natural History 5 ( Five ) Volumes

London, The Folio Society. 2012. Hardcover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5 volume set in blue cloth hard covers and printed paper front boards in clean, bright condition, text unmarked, housed in the matching blue slipcase, a heavy set that may require an additional fee for international shipping, please contact for details. Very Good.

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