Ulisse Aldrovandi - [Zoology] De quadrupedibus solidipedibus volumen integrum - 1639-1648

Ulisse Aldrovandi

On four-footed solid-legged animals, the complete volume was brought to light by Marcus Antonius Bernia.

Beautiful and rare edition of zoology, printed in Bologna by the publisher Nicolau Tebaldini in 1639 (colophon: Ferroni for Bernia, 1648). Book size: 36 cm x 24.5 cm. Bound in a period parchment cover.

With engraved title by G. B. Coriolano and 12 woodcut illustrations.

Collation: 2 vols., 495 pages, 14 vols.

Menessier de la Lance I, 12. See Nissen ZBI 72 (1649). - Fourth edition, still featuring the woodcuts from the first edition published in 1616. Depicted are horses, a zebra, a centaur (!), rhinoceros, elephants, among others.

Condition: Good and attractive copy with signs of use, cover rubbed and bumped, hinges torn. Copperplate title with handwritten note in the upper narrow margin; library stamp on the dedication page. Inside, good binding and only slightly foxed.