Sale 2468 - Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, March 8, 2018

13 12 c (ARCHITECTURE.) Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. De architectura libri decem. With commentary by Daniele Barbaro. Woodcut illustrations throughout. [20], 375, [1] pages; lacks A5. Folio, 289x205 mm, contemporary limp vellum with spine title in ink, lacking ties, top of spine chipped, book block partly loose in binding; contents soiled with scattered foxing and stains, doodle of animal with human face on title, Plantin woodcut device mounted on blank verso of last preliminary leaf, 18th-century inscriptions on rear endpapers. Unidentified Oratorian branded ownership mark on top edges. Venice: Francesco De Franceschi & Johann Criegher, 1567 [300/500] First edition with Barbaro’s commentary in Latin. Harvard/Mortimer-Italian 550; Millard IV, 161. 13 c ARIOSTO, LODOVICO. Orlando Furioso. Title within ornate woodcut historiated architectural border with portrait of the author at top; 46 full-page woodcut illustrations within varying historiated borders. [24], 685 [i. e., 687], [1] pages. Ruled in red throughout. 4to, 252x172 mm, 17th-century gilt-panelled red morocco, spine ends chipped, front hinge cracked, cords intact; occasional minor dampstaining along top edges, top of title border trimmed. Armorial bookplate of Jean-François- Paul Lefèvre Caumartin (1668-1733), Bishop of Blois. Harvard/Mortimer-Italian 29. Venice:VincenzoValgrisi, 1562 [1,000/2,000]