Libri de re Rustica
Venice: Aldus, 1514.
First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Item #CAT001000
Ca. 18th century vellum, a little worm, hinges slightly cracked, title penned to spine; small quarto. First few and last few pages a touch soiled, otherwise a clean copy with wide margins. A few contemporary notes in the margins, diagrams in text. 28, (blank), 308 leaves. Aldine printer's mark on final verso.
The first Aldine edition of the classical collection on rural life first published by Janson in 1472. An enormously influential work that covers bee keeping, wine making, farming, olives, cattle, food recipe for cakes, preserving ham, etc, and, in Cato, a host of rural wisdom, customs and superstitions (cf. before drinking eat cabbage with vinegar and you can drink as much as you like and never get drunk). Ahmanson-Murphy 121, Cagle 1184a (a 1515 edition), Simon BB 594 and BG 311 (other editions).
Provenance: Robert Wayne Stilwell (bookplate) Size: 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No: CAT001000.
Price: $3,500.00