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edges, two corners worn, spines decorated gilt, with contrasting gilt letteringpieces,chipped at head and foot; an attractive set. £1400First edition of an important work in the history of insurance. An Englishtranslation first appeared in 1811 (Baltimore, Philip H. Nicklin).‘This treatise is of the highest authority. It is said by Lord Tenterden, in the prefaceto his work on maritime law, to be “peculiarly valuable for its extent of learnedresearch, and the numerous and apt citations of the texts of the civil law and of themarine ordinances, the opinions of former writers, and the adjudications of thecourts of justice of his own country, which are to be found in every part of it”. It isnot limited to the subject specified in the title; but, to use the words of M.Pardessus, “Il embrasse la presque totalité du droit maritime, et ne saurait êtretrop recommandé à ceux qui s’occupent de cette importante partie de lalégislation”’ (McCulloch).BOUND FOR ETON COLLEGE BY WILLIAMSON39. ESTIENNE, Robert, ed. Scriptores Rei Rusticae. Paris, Robert Estienne,1543.MERULA. Enarrationes vocum priscarum in libris de re rustica. . . P. Beroaldi inlibros XIII Columellae Annotationes. Aldus de Dierum generibus . . . quae [sunt]apud Palladium.[bound with:]PALLADIUS. De re rustica libri XIIII.VETTORI. Explicationes suarum in Catonem, Varronem, Columellamcastigationum.[and:]3 parts in one, 8vo. ff. [84]; pp. 186, [6]; ff. 70, [2]; italic letter; woodcut printer’sdevice to titles of first two works, light marginal dampstain to fore-edge of first halfof text, first title and upper margins slightly dusty; very good copies, bound forEton College by Williamson, in early seventeenth-century English calf with thearms of Eton College in centre of covers, lacking clasps; bookplates of the CuparLibrary, Fife, to front pastedown. £3750Three parts of Estienne’s Scriptores Rei Rustica¸ originally issued in five separateparts. The first part is a botanical gloss by Merula, referencing the plants to thevarious authors discussed alter in the volume. It concludes with Aldus Manutius’guide to the farming year. The second part, by Palladius, works through theagricultural year, commenting on likely conditions, and advising on planting. Thethird part consists of commentary on the works of Cato, Varro and Columella byPietro Vettori.