ESTIENNE Charles De re vestiaria, vascularia & navali : ex Bayfio. In adolescentulorum, bonarum literarum studiosorum, gratia.

Renouard, Estienne, 106:19; Schreiber, 132; Adams, B-47 (under Baïf).

First collective edition of the three books of juvenile literature, edited by Charles Estienne and based on Lazare de Baïf’s studies of Roman antiquities. 

The 8 woodcuts show rostrums, an anchor, crosses and boats.

“First collected edition of the three children’s books based by Charles Estienne on Lazare de Baïf’s studies of Roman antiquities. De re navali contains eight woodcuts which are considered the first illustrations ever to be used expressly for children. These originally appeared in the very rare edition of 1537 but were suppressed from most later editions. The present collected edition is one of the few editions to retain these woodcuts” (Schreiber).

Copy with the misprint on the title page (LUTEVIAE instead of LUTETIAE).

Provenance: library of the Samaritan brothers (note on title page) – Maurice Villaret (book plate).

[Bound at the end:]

ESTIENNE, Charles. De latinis & graecis nominibus arborum, fructicum, herbarum, piscium & avium liber. Paris, Charles Estienne, 1554. 102 pp. 7 ff. n.ch. Renouard, Estienne, 107:6; see Durling, 1393 (1544 ed. by Robert Estienne). Fourth edition of this important dictionary of natural history.

[And:]

IDEM. Seminarium, et plantarium fructyiferarum praesertim arborum quae post hortos conseri solent, denuo auctum & locupletatum. Paris, Robert Estienne, 3 December 1548. 188 pp, 10 ff.n.ch.  Renouard, Estienne, 71:3.