[Rarebooks] FS: One of the earliest texts on ancient Babylon. Venice: 1583

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Berosus, the Chaldean. LE ANTICHITA... Et d’Altri Scrittori, Cosi Hebrei, 
Come Greci, & Latini che Trattano delle Stesse Materie Tradotte... & Necessarie 
Annotationi, Illustrate, da M. Francesco Sansovino. Venice: Presso Altobello 
Salicato. 1583. 4to. ff.(8),104. Woodcut device on title. Old vellum, top of 
spine a bit wormed. Some minor marginal worming, some old text soiling, and last 
10 leaves with a round stain (approx. 1” x 2”).        $750.00 (trade 
discount allowed)
The second Italian translation; the work of the important Italian scholar 
Francesco Sansovino. One of the earliest texts on the ancient history of Babylon. 
Adams F792.

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