Hofmann, Johann Jacob Lexicon universale historico-... Lot n° 890

Hofmann, Johann Jacob Lexicon universale historico- geographico- chronologico- poetico- philologicum. 2 vols. With 1 engraved. Title, 2 (wdh.) woodcut title vignettes a. 1 final vignette. Basel, Widerhold, 1677. 7 vols., 1064 pp. - 1 leaf, 600, 120 p., 18 ll. Folio. Bindery d. with handwritten RTitle (somewhat warped, stained and soiled, slightly scuffed and bumped). With 1 engr. title, 2 woodcut title-vign. and 1 tail-piece. - First edition of the great compendium, an alphabetically arranged work with many quotations from classical authors, the only large non-fiction dictionary of humanism in the German-speaking world. - Without the later published supplementary volumes. - Contemporary vellum with handwritten spine title (somewhat warped, stained and soiled, slightly shaved and bumped). - From moderately to heavily browned and brown-stained. Title pages with old handwritten ownership notes. Zischka 5 - First edition of the great universal lexicon, an alphabetically arranged work with many quotations from classical authors, the only large non-fiction dictionary of humanism in the German-speaking world. - Without the later published suppl. Suppl. vols. - Inner joint chipped. Moderately to strongly browned and brown-spotted. Title-pages with old handwritten ownership notes. *