Jacques de Strada - Epitome thesauri antiquitatum.... Lot 3

Jacques de Strada - Epitome thesauri antiquitatum. Lyon, Jacques de Strada and Thomas Guérin 1553. In-4° full calf (18th century binding), 44 ff. 339 pp. 1 ff. First edition, printed by Jean de Tournes (Lugduni Excudebat Ioannes Tornaesius on the verso of the last leaf), the privilege of the King is signed Mathieu (completed on the first of September 1553). Strada's work is doubly interesting from the point of view of numismatics and engraving, it was engraved on wood under the direction of Bernard Salomon, by the best historical carvers. (Baudrier x, 366). Bookplate in ink on the title page "J. B. Bouquet". Good general condition.