1640 Plautus Comediae - Blaeu Amsterdam - Ex Libris Pont. Coll. Rome 1640 edition of Plautus Comedies by Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam. 12mo, 648 pages complete Latin text. Antique vellum binding. Title page with ornament. Bears ex libris of Pont. Coll. Scriptorum de Urbe, donated by R.D. Alexander Grant, Rector. Complete edition of the Comedies of Titus Maccius Plautus, printed in 1640 by the renowned Joan Blaeu press in Amsterdam. Original antique vellum binding. Shows wear, stains and browning consistent with 385 years of age. Spine worn but text block solid. Text clear and legible. Pages show patina/foxing normal for period paper. No missing pages per 648p pagination, with typographic ornament. Provenance: Bears ex libris on front pastedown: _PONT. COLL. SCRIPTORUM DE URBE - DONAVIT - R. D. ALEXANDER GRANT, RECTOR_. Indicates the volume was part of the library of the Pontifical College of Writers of Rome and donated by Rev. Dr. Alexander Grant, Rector. Good for age. A complete, honest copy with beautiful age patina and documented provenance. Ideal for collectors of Latin literature, ancient theatre, 17th century Blaeu editions and ecclesiastical provenance. Normal wear for age. Vellum binding worn, interior complete with patina. Ex libris present.