Decades cum Epitome L. Flori [...]. Cum Annotationib[us] M. Antonii Sabellici [...].

Folio: [26]-cclxxx [= 280] ff. (some soiling or minor staining, outside margin of title short, sm. hole in ff. lviii and xciii touching a few letters).

Contemp. blind-decorated calf over wood, bevelled edges, covers with rectangular and lozenge-shaped frames with sm. square stamps (animals), spine with 5 raised bands, metal catch, corner-pieces and bottom supports, vellum endpapers (rubbed, rebacked with 18th-c. sheep, clasp gone, vellum endpapers lifted). Good wide-margined rubricated copy.

Early humanist ed. of Livy. Title in red and black within elaborate woodcut border and with Badius’ printing press mark.
Ref. BP16 101578. - Moreau I:375:143. - Renouard (Badius) III:10 = (Imprimeurs) 177. - Pettegree FB 77921. - Not in Adams, STC French (BL).
Prov. "In librorum templo Ne-lis", i.e. Jean Nélis (mod. bookpl.). - Old ownership entries on title erased. - [Georges Petit].