Parisiis, Apud Ioannem Gueffier, è regione Collegij Rhemensis sub signo Phoenicis, 1585, in-8 (17 X 10.5 cm - 6.7 x 4.1 inch.), 143 pp. - 255 pp. - 44 ff. (index), 48 pp. - 2 ff. (blanks) - 128 pp. - 8 ff. (index) - 67 pp., 17th century full brown calf (rubbings, wears on spine-ends and corners, tears on a few cm (inch.) on the leather of the joints but the boards are still good fasten), spine raised on 4 bands underlined by double gilt fillets, 4 compartments decorated with gilt fleurons, 1 compartment gilt lettered, around sides double gilt fillets, sprinkled edges.
Fourth edition of the works of the Roman scholar and writer Marcus Terentius Varro (Reate (today Rieti) 116 - 27 A.D.) This treaty understands among others the "De re rustique libri III", only books of Varro which reached us in its entirety. These 3 books addressed to his wife Fundania are given as an Aristotelian dialogue on farming : agriculture proper ; husbandry and all art of farmer such as herd, birds , fish... Edition given by Joseph Scaliger (1540-1586) with annotations by Adrien Turnhbe (1512-1565) and Pietro Vettori (1499-1585). Enriched by a title device, head and tail pieces and ornamental engraved letters. Some marginal handwritten gloses. Minor foxings and somewhat irregular margins. Cft. Adams V 284.