(1517). JUSTIN. HISTORIA EX TROGO POMPEIO QUATTUOR... Lot 80

(1517). JUSTIN. HISTORIA EX TROGO POMPEIO QUATTUOR - LUCII FLORI EPITHOMATA - SEXTI RUFFI CONSULARIS VIRI... Paris, Jehan Petit, (1517). In-4° of [18]-141 (chiffr. 140) leaves, blond calf, ribbed spine (19th century binding). The 44 books of the Histoires philippiques by 1st-century BC author Trogue Pompey are known to us from Justin's 2nd-century abridgement. Rare undated edition with Jehan Petit's mark on the title and contributions by Italian humanists Ph. Béroalde, Lucius Florus, M. A. Sabellico and Angelo Tifernate. Large woodcut on verso of title. Margin of title nibbled, handwritten annotations and underlined passages. (USTC 183746, 6 copies).