GALLAND, ED., DE AGRORUM CONDITIONIBUS, & CONSTITUTIONIBUS LIMITUM, PARIS: ADRIEN TURNÈBE, 1554

FIRST EDITION, 4to (225 x 159mm.), numerous full-page woodcuts, woodcuts in the text, and additional slip at R4, nineteenth-century marbled boards with a later spine reusing eighteenth-century gilt spine with later title label, some lower corners or margins repaired, leaf Y restored at lower margin with small area in facsimile, minor scattered staining

bought from Richard von Hünersdorff, London, 1999

Tomash & Williams F77; Mortimer, Harvard French 244; USTC 151451

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

First edition of tracts on land surveying by the Roman gromatics Siculus Flaccus, Frontinus, Sextus Julius, Aggenus Urbicus and Hyginus Gromaticus, edited by Pierre Galland and Adrien Turnèbe (also the printer), from manuscripts gathered during their tour of monasteries in Northern France and Flanders.