Procopius Caesariensis.

De rebus Gothorum, Persarum ac Vandalorum libri VII, una cum aliis mediorum temporum historicis. Basel, Herwagen 1531. fol. With woodcut printer's mark on title page and several woodcut insets by Urs Graf. 22 (of 24) pp., 690 p., 1 w. Leaf, 46 (recte: 50) pp., 1 leaf. (verso with second printer's mark in colophon). Damaged. Hprgt. d. VD 16, P 4983. Adams P 2149. Potthast II, 939. First edition of Prokop's historical writings on the Vandal and Ostrogothic wars in Latin translation by Christophero Persona and Raffaele Maffei, edited by Beatus Rhenanus. - The appendix contains the Greek Editio princeps of the work on Justinian's buildings (peri ton tou despotos Ioustinianou ktismaton...), a unique source on late antique architecture, written in 555 A.D. Attached are further writings on the history of the Goths by Agathias Scholasticus, Leonardo Aretino and Jordanes, as well as an epitome by Konrad Peutinger, who owned the Procopius Codex, which was available to Beatus Rhenanus for this edition. - The two leaves after the title (alpha-2 and alpha-3) are missing. Some spotting, some worming to spine, a few underlinings in ink, title page with several handwritten annotations. Owner's mark.