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POLYDORE VERGIL (a. k. a. Virgil (1470-1555). Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis de Inventoribus Rerum Libri Tres. [Strassburg: Argentoraci, in Officina Matthiae Schurerij, 1509]. 8vo. [vi], 66 fols. Approximately 7 ½ x 5 ½”. Disbound. Text toned, soiled, with some contemporary marginal notes. Fair. THE RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS HUMANIST ENCYCLOPEDIA. In this title, Virgil sets forth histories of plays, magic, books, music, writing, religious practices, and even hair-dyeing. Only a handful of copies have been offered in the last several decades.