Masson, Jean Papire Lot n° 7

Papirii Massoni Libri Sex, De Episcopis Vrbis, Qvi Romanam Ecclesiam Rexerunt, rebusque gestis eorum. Paris, Nivellius, 1586. Woodcut, 1 title vignette and numerous inhabited initials. 4 sheets, 422 p., 25 sheets. Gr-8°. Stamped with gilt RSchild (rubbed and stained, joints stable). Christianity - Papacy Masson, Jean Papire Papirii Massoni Libri Sex, De Episcopis Vrbis, Qvi Romanam Ecclesiam Rexerunt, rebusque gestis eorum. Paris, Nivellius, 1586. Woodcut, 1 title vignette and numerous inhabited initials. 4 sheets, 422 p., 25 sheets. Gr-8°. Stamped with gilt RSchild (rubbed and stained, joints stable). First edition of Masson's History of the Popes from Peter to Gregorius XIII (1502-1585) in Latin language. - With marbled book cut. Resolves renewed, slightly browned and minimally stained. With 1 full-page woodcut, 1 title vignette and numerous 'inhabited initials'. Vellum with gilt back title (some rubbed and stained, joints stable). - First edition of Masson's History of the Popes from Peter to Gregorius XIII (1502-1585) in Latin. - With marmorated book cut. Endpapers restored, slightly browned and minimally stained. *