1556 · Tiguri
by Frisius, Johannes
Tiguri: Christophorum, 1556. Editio nova, thick folio, pp. [12], 1425; a6 A-Zz6 2a-2z6 AA-ZZ, Aaa-Zzz 3a-3d6; woodcut printer's device depicting a putto astride a she-toad surrounded by her herpetological brood; woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces throughout; text in double column; full contemporary blind-stamped pigskin (browned), remnants of steel and leather clasps, unadorned spine in 5 compartments; worming to binding and preliminaries; pastedowns mostly perished, contemporary notes on title page with some ink cancellation; large tear to X5 with loss of about a quarter of the text, torn corner of 2e4 laid in; lacking front endpaper and 3d6 (blank); occasional tears to pages affecting text without loss of meaning; back board considerably damaged. Adams F1053; Zaunmüller, p. 92. (Inventory #: 43150)