MARTIALIS, Marcus Valerius (c. 40 – c. 104 BC). Epigrammaton Libri 14 Interpretantibus Domitio Calderino, Georgioque Merula cum Indice Copiosissimo …… Venice: Ottaviano Scoto, 1542. Folio, Roman and Italic letter, main text in single column with smaller printed notes surrounding; historiated initials (some pages mis-numbered, lacking title page and final blank; light age yellowing, occasional spotting and marginal staining, worm trail slightly affecting text within first third of the book, a few leaves chipped). Contemporary limp vellum (slightly soiled, rubbed, upper board loosening). Provenance: marginal annotations in early hand in a few places. Later issue of this important edition of Martial’s Epigrams edited by the scholars Domizio Calderini (1446-1478) and Giorgio Merula (ca 1430-1494), first published in 1491 and reflecting the humanistic philological debate. Preliminaries and prologue include Calderini’s dedicatory letters to Francesco Gonzaga and Lorenzo de’ Medici; Martial’s biography; Pliny’s letter to Cornelius Priscus; epigrams; Calderini’s defense and an oration by Giorgio Alessandrino addressed to Angelo Adriano. Not in British Library. USTC 841162; EDIT 33519. SCARCE. With Titus Livius’ (59-17AD) Historiarum ab Urbe Condita. Amsterdam: Daniel Elzevir, 1664. 8vo. Roman and Italic letter, a little Greek, printed notes below. Printer’s woodcut device on title page, decorative initials, head- and tail- pieces. Work originally in three vols. (only tome III; marginal light water staining on first leaves). Contemporary vellum over boards, early title lettered to spine, yapped edges (slightly soiled, pastedowns torn). And SCHERER, Heinrich (1628-1704). Atlas Novus. Exhibens orbem terraqueum per naturæ opera, historiæ novæ ac veteris monumenta, artisque geographicæ leges et præcepta …… Munich: Johann Caspar Bencards [1703-1710]. Work originally in 7 vols. (only 4 vols.; first vol. lacking illustrated title page; occasional spotting). Contemporary vellum over boards, fore edges sprinkled red (heavy worming to spines, slightly soiled and rubbed, some leaves loose,). Sold not subject to return (6).