PLINY THE ELDER
Natural History (organized into a 5 volume set)
London, The Folio Society NONE. 2012. (hardcover) Fine. Various. 4to. Five volume set, sold as such. These texts constitute the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire to present day. Divided into 37 books, organized here into 5 volumes, the topics included are: astronomy, mathematics, geography, ethnography, anthropology, human physiology, zoology, botany, agriculture, horticulture, pharmacology, mining, mineralogy, sculpture, art, and precious stones. Housed, as issued, in sturdy blue slipcase, with title and decoration in silver to one panel. The tomes match in colour and each includes frontispiece, index. Fine copies in fine slipcase. Vol. I: Preface and Books 1-7. Translated by H. Rackham; Introduction by Anthony T. Grafton. Vol. II: Books 8-16; Translated by H. Rackham. Vol. III: Books 17-23; Translated by H. Rackham and W. H. S. Jones. Vol. IV: Books 24-32; Translated by W. H. S. Jones. Vol. V: Books 33-37; Translated by H. Rackham and D. E. Eichholz.
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Keywords: Natural History, Ancient Texts, Collectible Books, Encyclopedia, History - Natural, Latin, Reference