Alexandrie

1558 · 32859 — Basel, Johannem Hervagium & Bernhardum Brand, 1558. Folio. (30,5x21,5). Bound in 19th century brown hmorocco with 5 raised bands. Light wear to back and corners a bit bumped. (2),587 pp.Numerous wood-cut diagrams and initials throughout. First ab. 20 leaves with different degrees of yellowing and occasional with marginal faint dampstaining. 3 leaves with upper right corners repaired without loss of text. The ""privilege"" at verso of title partly unreadable as a piece of paper is pasted on, some of these letters are faint, just as some letters in ""Basiliae"" on title are weak. Last leaf with colophon and printers large woodcut-device on verso is mounted, but not hiding the wood-cut. The word ""Basiliae"" on last leaf recto, is weak or nearly gone. Overall a large good copy as usually without the foreword by Melanchton. A small rubber-stamp on title: ""Duplum Bibliothecæ V.E."" and in old hand: ""Bibliothecæ Conventij Romani S. Andrea de Fratrij (?)""