Lilius, Zacharias

De origine et laudibus scientiarum etc.

      Florence, Bonaccorsi, 1496 (Hain 10103; BMC VI 675; Harisse 17; Sabin 41607; JCB I p 24; Riccardi Vol 2: 41.1) Small quarto, newly bound in old, plain vellum. 65 (of 72) nn leaves. Leaves a1 and a2 with marginal restorations, incl. some letters in manuscript. Seven leaves in good facsimile on old paper. Heavily but well restored copy.*Five books in one volume. Contains an early TO worldmap (Shirley nr 1; Campbell nr 86) and is a very early Americana. Extremely rare.