PLINE THE OLD ONE. World history... Collated & corrected on several old Latin copies, both printed and handwritten, & enriched with annotations in the margins, serving as a conference & declaration of ancient & modern names of Cities, Regions, Places, & other obscure places & terms included herein. Paris: Robert Fouët, 1608. - 2 volumes in 1 volume in folio, havana calf, gilt fillet in the frame and gilt laurel wreath in the center on the covers, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). Re-edition of this famous translation and the best of Du Pinet's works, the first edition of which appeared in Lyon in 1542. It was for a long time the only French edition of Pliny's Natural History. The edition also includes the Treatise of Ancient Pitch & Measures, reduced in the manner of the French, which was already included in the 1584 edition. Head caps damaged with lack, past back, stains on the dishes, some worm work on the edges of the dishes, blunt corners. Missing the guards, some light wetness, second leaf stained. Provenance: ex libris manuscript of the period on the back cover, the title, page 77 and the last page.