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TitleDe Calceo Antiquo Et De Caliga Veterum
AuthorBalduinus, Benedictus & Nigroni Julius
EditionFirst Thus
PublishedAndreae Frisi Amsterdam 1667
IllustratorH.Bary
Description(VIII)-345 (26) Ext. Index. Finely Engraved Title, title vignette and 17 , full page, some folding, copper engavings. BOUND WITH: Caliga Veterum, Dissertatio Subseciva by Julius Nigroni. Qua declarantur, quidea sit Latinis scriptoribus , in Sacra Scriptura, Jure Civili, ac lapidibus vetustis. Editio Novissima aucta, emendata, & figuris aeneis exornata. 213 (16)PP. [index]. 4 full Page copper engravings. The plates give all sorts of shoes, and people wearing shoes. Some very odd types among them. Two highly curious treatises on shoes, in Classical Antiquity, and how to wear them The title engraving to the first work shows a nobleman at a shoe fitters shop. Fine original full vellum, upper joint, partly starting to split . A very bright and clean copy of a rare book. A most desirable item.
Book conditionVery Good
Jacket conditionNo Jacket
BindingFull-Vellum
Book size16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Price 1150
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