Caii Plynii Secundi Naturalis hystoriae liber primus.

Naturalis historia

Caii Plynii Secvndi Natvralis hystoriae liber primvs

Natvralis hystoriae liber primvs

Naturalis hystoriae liber primus

Parmae : Impressus opera et impe[n]sa Andreae Portiliae, Anno natiuitatis domini. M. CCCC. LXXX. idibus februarii [1480]

282 unnumbered leaves ; 40 cm (folio)

Signatures: a⁸ (-a1) b⁶ c-u⁸ x-y⁶ z⁸ &⁴ [reverse c]⁴ A-L⁸ M⁶ N⁴ (-N4).

Title from caption title on leaf a4 recto.

Imprint from colophon (leaf Nii recto).

Capital spaces (many with guide letters).

BMC, VII 936

Goff, P792

IGI, 7884

ISTC, ip00792000

Stamp of "Medical Society of London" on leaf a2 recto and some underlining and marking of the text.

Modern speckled calf binding on board with plain line tooling. Raised bands and "Pliny's Nat. Hist" in gold lettering on spine. Repairs to spine and corners.