Lot 10
Mining & metallurgy.- Agricola (Georgius) De re metallica libri XII, numerous woodcuts, contemporary vellum, Basel, 1621.
Hammer Price: £3,500
Description
Mining & metallurgy.- Agricola (Georgius) De re metallica libri XII, woodcut title-vignette, 2 folding woodcut plates, numerous woodcut illustrations and diagrams, some full-page, some browning, small ink stain to a few leaves, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, rubbed and soiled, head of spine worn, [Wellcome I 69; cf. Duveen p.4 & Ferguson I p.9, earlier editions], folio, Basle, 1621.
Description
Mining & metallurgy.- Agricola (Georgius) De re metallica libri XII, woodcut title-vignette, 2 folding woodcut plates, numerous woodcut illustrations and diagrams, some full-page, some browning, small ink stain to a few leaves, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, rubbed and soiled, head of spine worn, [Wellcome I 69; cf. Duveen p.4 & Ferguson I p.9, earlier editions], folio, Basle, 1621.
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