Estienne (Henri) World of Wonders: or, an Introduction
Estienne (Henri) World of Wonders: or, an Introduction to a Treatise Touching the Conformitie of Ancient and Moderne Wonders, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, titles with woodcut devices, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking initial blank and rear endpaper, small rust-hole to first title and 2C5, one or two short marginal tears, contemporary calf, covers with arabesque centre-pieces in gilt, sympathetically rebacked, additional restoration to joints, corners repaired, rubbed, [STC 10553], folio, for John Norton, 1607.
⁂ First published in 1566 as Apologie pour Herodote, Estienne's work ran afoul of the church in Geneva. The author was arrested and forced to remove the offending sections.
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Estienne (Henri) World of Wonders: or, an Introduction to a Treatise Touching the Conformitie of Ancient and Moderne Wonders, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, titles with woodcut devices, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking initial blank and rear endpaper, small rust-hole to first title and 2C5, one or two short marginal tears, contemporary calf, covers with arabesque centre-pieces in gilt, sympathetically rebacked, additional restoration to joints, corners repaired, rubbed, [STC 10553], folio, for John Norton, 1607.
⁂ First published in 1566 as Apologie pour Herodote, Estienne's work ran afoul of the church in Geneva. The author was arrested and forced to remove the offending sections.
