Lot 261
Marine Life.- Fishes.- Rondelet (Guillaume) L'Histoire Entiere des Poissons, 2 parts in 1, first French edition, Lyon, Mace Bonhome, 1558.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Marine Life.- Fishes.- Rondelet (Guillaume) L'Histoire Entiere des Poissons, 2 parts in 1, first French edition, woodcut portrait of Rondelet and c.420 woodcut illustrations, occasional light foxing, contemporary limp vellum, ink title to spine, yapp edges, slight wear to foot of spine, upper cover discoloured, [Brunet V 1373; Nissen ZBI 3475; Pettegree 46328; Wood p.541], folio, Lyon, Mace Bonhome, 1558.
⁂ First French edition of one of the most important works on fishes in the 16th century.
It covers more species (over 300) than the works of Belon (1553) or Salviani (1554-57). For over a century the work remained unchallenged as the standard work on the subject. The original Latin edition with the same woodcuts was published by the same publisher in 1554-55. Apart from fishes over a hundred molluscs are illustrated. "In his own day Rondelet was almost as well known as an anatomist as a zoologist. A popular lecturer Rondelet attracted scholars from all over Europe: Coiter and Bauhin; L'Écluse; L'Obel... Gesner and Aldrovandi also studied briefly under him..." (DSB).
Provenance: Bibliotheca ?Blazcana 1618 (ink inscription to title); Edouard de Laplane (bookplate)
Description
Marine Life.- Fishes.- Rondelet (Guillaume) L'Histoire Entiere des Poissons, 2 parts in 1, first French edition, woodcut portrait of Rondelet and c.420 woodcut illustrations, occasional light foxing, contemporary limp vellum, ink title to spine, yapp edges, slight wear to foot of spine, upper cover discoloured, [Brunet V 1373; Nissen ZBI 3475; Pettegree 46328; Wood p.541], folio, Lyon, Mace Bonhome, 1558.
⁂ First French edition of one of the most important works on fishes in the 16th century.
It covers more species (over 300) than the works of Belon (1553) or Salviani (1554-57). For over a century the work remained unchallenged as the standard work on the subject. The original Latin edition with the same woodcuts was published by the same publisher in 1554-55. Apart from fishes over a hundred molluscs are illustrated. "In his own day Rondelet was almost as well known as an anatomist as a zoologist. A popular lecturer Rondelet attracted scholars from all over Europe: Coiter and Bauhin; L'Écluse; L'Obel... Gesner and Aldrovandi also studied briefly under him..." (DSB).
Provenance: Bibliotheca ?Blazcana 1618 (ink inscription to title); Edouard de Laplane (bookplate)
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