Accession number
PML 936-37
Creator
Pliny, the Younger.
Published
London : Printed by James Bettenham for Paul Vaillant, 1751.
Credit line
Pierpont Morgan,
Description
2 v. : ill. ; 21 cm
Notes
Title vignettes, head and tail pieces.
Tenth book has special t.-p., with title vignette.
Tenth book has special t.-p., with title vignette.
Binding
18th-century English red morocco with mosaic panels of black and dark yellow, elaborately gilt-tooled, by Andreas Linde. Panelled border enclosing architectural elements of two columns with an arc, over an altar/pedestal.
Provenance
John Boyle, Earl of Orrery, bound presentation copy from Vaillant, with autographed letter, dated May 16th, 1751, with Orrery inscriptions, armorial bookplates (front pastedowns) and shelf marks; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Henry C. Nattali through
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