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Mela (Pomponius) De totius Orbis descriptione, collation: a-i8 and 4, woodcut device of Jean Petit on title and that of Gilles de Gourmont on colophon, initial letters rubricated throughout, Paris, Gourmont and Tory, 10th January 1507; bound with Stella (J.) Vite ducentorum et triginta sumorum pontificum, woodcut of St. Peter as Pope on title partially coloured in a sanguine chalk, initial letters rubricated throughout, foot of final leaf cut away, some water-staining causing smudging to some rubrication, [Adams S1711], Basel, M. Furter, kalends September 1507, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate of Thomas Ruddiman,18th century calf, slightly rubbed, 4to (190 x 130mm.).
Lot 47
Mela (Pomponius) De totius Orbis descriptione, Paris, Gourmont & Tory, 1507; bound with Stella (J.) Vite ducentorum et triginta sumorum pontificum, Basel, kalends September 1507.
Hammer Price: £950
Description
Mela (Pomponius) De totius Orbis descriptione, collation: a-i8 and 4, woodcut device of Jean Petit on title and that of Gilles de Gourmont on colophon, initial letters rubricated throughout, Paris, Gourmont and Tory, 10th January 1507; bound with Stella (J.) Vite ducentorum et triginta sumorum pontificum, woodcut of St. Peter as Pope on title partially coloured in a sanguine chalk, initial letters rubricated throughout, foot of final leaf cut away, some water-staining causing smudging to some rubrication, [Adams S1711], Basel, M. Furter, kalends September 1507, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate of Thomas Ruddiman,18th century calf, slightly rubbed, 4to (190 x 130mm.).