PHILON THE JEW. *La Creatione del mondo, descritta da filone - Lot 62

PHILON THE JEW. *La Creatione del mondo, descritta da filone hebreo*. Venice, Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari, 1575. 2 parts in one in-4 volume, hardcover in vellum, smooth spine with decorative lettering, red title label, red edges (Late 19th-century binding). New Venetian edition of Agostino Ferentilli’s translation, illustrated with 10 lovely woodcuts within the text. It includes a “Universal Discourse” by the translator, paginated separately with a distinct title page. Handwritten bookplate, partially erased, on the second title page. Some slight foxing.

Estimate:£333.86

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