[Sixteenth-century book]. POLYBE. Polybii Megalopolitani His - Lot 149

[Sixteenth-century book]. POLYBE. Polybii Megalopolitani Historiarum libri priores quinque, Nicolao Perotto Episcopo Sipontino interprete. Item, Epitome sequentium librorum usque ad decimumseptimum, Vuolfgango Musculo interprete. Rerum & verborum in isce memorabilium index. Basileae, [at colophon:] per Ioannem Hervagium, 1549. In-folio, [4] f., 323 p., [6] f. (last blank), old flexible parchment with flaps, smooth spine, traces of laces (spine browned with snags, binding disbound; title a little faded, moderate russ. and browning, small wet spots in qq. inner margins). Second part only of this edition, preceded by a stand-alone title page, and which does contain what is described in the title, namely a Latin version of Polybius' History in 17 books, followed by an index; but without the first part consisting of the Greek text. Woodcut initials. Provenance: Jesuit establishment (old ms. on title). (USTC 684677).