CALEPINUS (Ambrosius) Dictionarium octolingue Lyon,... Lot 14

CALEPINUS (Ambrosius) Dictionarium octolingue Lyon, Pierre Prost, Philippe Borde, Laurent Arnaud, 1647; 2 vols. in-folio, granite calf, spine gilt, [contemporary binding], spine lacunae, major restorations to the spines. Large repeated title vignette, dedication vignette, engraved on copper. Good Lyon edition of Calepin's famous octolingual dictionary, revised and expanded by Passerat. Originally a Latin-Italian dictionary published in 1502, the work was a huge success throughout Europe. False title leaf of the first volume torn with small lack, some spotting; sometimes a little short at the head.