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Petronius Arbiter. Satyricon. Cum notis et observationibus variorum. Editio nova.

With woodcut printer’s device. 562 (i.e. 572) pp, 2 blank leaves, (30) pp. index. 12mo. Contemp. overlapping vellum with ms. spine title. – Paris, Michael Sonnius, 1601.

Rare Satyricon edition, edited by the Low-German man of letters Johann Van Der Wowern (1574-1612). This edition was parallelely published with different Paris printers on the front page. Some editions have an additional preliminary part of 28 pp. The present edition, published by Michael Sonnius show his device monogrammed „MS“ and headed by the Basel crozier, which was the sign of his house in the Rue des Jacobins (“via Iacobea sub scuto Basileensi“). – Some foxing or browning throughout. – Best.-Nr. 27144