Ioannes Frobenius lectori S. D. En damus C. Plinij Secundi diuinum opus cui titulus, Historia mundi, multo quàm antehac unquam prodijt emaculatius
Subtitle: idq[ue] primum ex annotationibus eruditorum hominum, præsertim Hermolai Barbari : deinde ex collatione exemplariorum, quæ hactenus opera doctorum nobis quàm fieri potuit emendatissime sunt excusa: postremo ex fide uetustissimorum codicum, ex quibus non pauca restituimus, quae alioque nemo, quamlibet eruditus, uel deprehendit, uel deprehendere poterat. Absit inuidia dicto. Vicimus superiores omneis. Si quis hanc palmam nobis eripuerit, non illi quide[m] inuidebimus, sed studijs publicis gratulabimur. Bene uale lector, & fruere Agathe tyche. Additus est index, in quo nihil desideres
Contributors: Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536; Barbaro, Ermolao, 1454-1493; Froben, Johann, -1527, printer; Selli, Prospero, former owner; Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner; Froben, family of printers, printer; Officina Frobeniana
Publisher: Apud Io. Frobenium
Published: 1525
Place of publication: Basileæ
Language: lat
Number of pages: 671
Subjects: Natural history; Pre-Linnean works; Science; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Ioannes Frobenivs lectori S. D. En damvs C. Plinii Secvndi divinvm opvs cvi titvlvs, Historia mvndi; Historia mundi; Index in universum naturalis historiae C. Plinij opus, summa diligentia collectus.; Index in vniversvm natvralis historiae C. Plinii opvs, svmma diligentia collectvs.
Work titles: Naturalis historia
Notes: Signatures: A-C⁶; a-z⁶, A-Z⁶, Aa-Kk⁶; a-b⁶, c⁸, d-g⁶, h¹⁰, A-C⁶.

Signatures Gg⁴ misnumbered G⁴.

The words 'Agathe tyche' are printed in Greek and given in transliterated form.

Includes index.

Printer's device on the title-page; verso of p. 671, title-page of the index; verso of the final leaf.

Index title: Index in universum naturalis historiae C. Plinij opus, summa diligentia collectus.

Woodcut initials.

Printed marginalia.

First colophon on page 671, following main text reads: Apud inclytam Basileam ex officina Io. Frobenij, mense martio an. M. D. XXV. Second colophon on penultimate leaf (sig. C5r) following index, reads: Apud inclytam Basileam ex officina Ioannis Frobenij, mense martio. Anno M. D. XXV.

Edited by Desiderius Erasmus.

Rare Book copy: Imperfect; leaves A2 to A4 from first series of gatherings and final leaf wanting. A5r has been pasted over with a blank leaf, obscuring text.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Prospero Selli, physician and surgeon, with his bookplate.

Rare Book copy: From the library of George A. Plimpton, with his bookplate.

Rare Book copy: Bookseller's label on front pastedown: Libreria Loescher e Co. (W. Regenberg), Roma, Due Macelli, 88.

Adams, P1560

BM STC, German, 1455-1600, p. 704

Gift; George A. Plimpton

Rare Book copy: Quarter brown leather binding, blind-tooled in a panel design, with title in manuscript on vellum spine; boards have completely separated from text block.