Description:
Conti, Natale (1520-1582) Mythologiae sive Explicationis Fabularum Libri Decem. Padua: Tozzius, 1616. First illustrated edition, title page printed in red and black with large woodcut, text printed in double columns throughout, illustrated with one large folding woodcut plate of the mythological heavens, two full-page woodcuts, and more than 100 text woodcuts, bound in later half parchment with marbled paper boards, 8 1/2 x 6 in.
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Estimate $500-700
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