Antonio Giuseppe Della conte Torre di Rezzonico / Plinius - Disquisitiones Plinianae in quibus de utriusque - 1763-1767

Count Antonio Giuseppe Della Torre di Rezzonico: Disquisitiones Plinianae in quibus de utriusque Plinii patria rebus gestis, scriptis, codicibus, editionibus atque interpretibus agitur. 2 in 1 Band. Parma, Borsius 1763 - 1767. With 2 engraved portraits as frontispieces and 2 engraved headpieces. Hardcover of the period, 36 x 24 cm.

Important, monumental study on Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger. - With the ex libris designed by Ludwig Richter ("Inter folia fructus") for the philologist, archaeologist, and musicologist Otto Jahn (1813-1869). - Slightly rubbed and bumped, cover bindings scratched. The second frontispiece loosened, otherwise overall a fairly clean copy!