拍品 109
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HERNÁNDEZ, Francisco (1514-1587). Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus seu Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia. Rome: Vitalis Mascardi, 1649 [imprimatur leaf dated 1651]. 2 parts in one vol., 2° (330 x 222mm). Engraved title, woodcuts, engraved music, additional appendix leaf to pp. 917-918. (Possibly lacking a printed title, 3 tiny marginal wormholes to engraved title one of which just into image at gutter, another repaired with whole lower margin strengthened on verso, short marginal tear to A1 repaired, S3-4 starting, a few leaves affected by marginal worming, Zzz3 with marginal chip, Aaaa6 and Bbbb3 mounted on stubs, some browning and spotting.) Contemporary vellum (crack to tail of spine, corners rubbed, small wormhole to lower cover, worming to endpapers). Provenance: Barberini Collection (red ink stamp dated 1837 on title verso).
HERNÁNDEZ, Francisco (1514-1587). Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus seu Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia. Rome: Vitalis Mascardi, 1649 [imprimatur leaf dated 1651]. 2 parts in one vol., 2° (330 x 222mm). Engraved title, woodcuts, engraved music, additional appendix leaf to pp. 917-918. (Possibly lacking a printed title, 3 tiny marginal wormholes to engraved title one of which just into image at gutter, another repaired with whole lower margin strengthened on verso, short marginal tear to A1 repaired, S3-4 starting, a few leaves affected by marginal worming, Zzz3 with marginal chip, Aaaa6 and Bbbb3 mounted on stubs, some browning and spotting.) Contemporary vellum (crack to tail of spine, corners rubbed, small wormhole to lower cover, worming to endpapers). Provenance: Barberini Collection (red ink stamp dated 1837 on title verso).

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HERNÁNDEZ, Francisco (1514-1587). Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus seu Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia. Rome: Vitalis Mascardi, 1649 [imprimatur leaf dated 1651]. 2 parts in one vol., 2° (330 x 222mm). Engraved title, woodcuts, engraved music, additional appendix leaf to pp. 917-918. (Possibly lacking a printed title, 3 tiny marginal wormholes to engraved title one of which just into image at gutter, another repaired with whole lower margin strengthened on verso, short marginal tear to A1 repaired, S3-4 starting, a few leaves affected by marginal worming, Zzz3 with marginal chip, Aaaa6 and Bbbb3 mounted on stubs, some browning and spotting.) Contemporary vellum (crack to tail of spine, corners rubbed, small wormhole to lower cover, worming to endpapers). Provenance: Barberini Collection (red ink stamp dated 1837 on title verso).

REISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF 1628, with new title-page. Hernández was in Mexico from 1570 to 1577, studying flora and fauna; this summary of his work was first published in Rome at the expense of Federico Cesi, president of the Accademia dei Lincei. A printed title is called for by Sabin and Nissen ZBI; but not by Hunt or Nissen BBI; Palau is unclear. Carli-Favaro 49 (233); De Caro 91; DSB VI
309; Hunt 247; Nissen BBI 861 and ZBI 1908a; Palau 113537 (cf. 113538 for 1651 edition 'Con frontis.'); Sabin 31516 (cf. 31518 for 1649 variant title).