Solinus, Gaius Julius.

SITU ORBIS TERRARUM ET MEMORABILIBUS QUAE MUNDI AMBITU CONTINENTUR LIBER

      (Venetiis: Nicolaus Jenson, 1473). Very Rare First Edition., the Editio Princeps. Printed with the Roman type designed by Jenson. The typography used for this important book is so beautiful and so basically correct that it has served as a model for all those typographical artists who have thoguht to carry on this tradition. Folio (278 x 180 mm), handsomely bound in 18th century green morocco, the covers with triple gilt fillet lines at the borders, the spine with raised bands, the compartments decorated with elaborately gilt panes with central ornamental tools, two morocco lettering labels gilt, gilt edges, marbled endleaves. 68 leaves (136 pp.) In a pleasing binding and a highly important rare survival, the binding remains in very sound and attractive state, lower outside corner of the first leaf skillfully repaired, interesting manuscript notations and emendations throughout, this copy washed in the 18th century when it was bound..