66.0

66. Medina (Pedro de) L’Art de Naviguer...Traduict de Castillan en François...par Nicolas de Nicolai, lacks 4 text ff., *4, k4, F1&4, and the folding map, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, device on title, decorative initials, early notes on title, partly crossed out, occasional annotation in text, marginal tears & restoration to title, marginal paper flaw to o2, title marking, modern limp vellum, ties, green cloth case, 4to, Lyons, Guillaume Rouille, 1569,

est. £800 – £1200

First published in Spanish in Valladolid in 1545, the first French edition was published by Rouille in 1553. All sixteenth century editions French are rare.

Sold for £850
Sale 647, 24th April 2008


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