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DIALOGO DI M. IACOMO CABRIELE (Gabriele), NEL QUALE DE LA SPHERA, ET DE GLI ORTI ET OCCASI DE LE STELLE, MINUTAMENTE SI RAGIONA.
by GABRIELE, Giacomo.:
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[Venezia, Giovanni Griffio] (In Vinetia : per Giouanni de Farri & Fratelli, 1545). FIRST EDITION 1545, Italian text, date and imprint from colophon. Small 4to, approximately 180 x 125 mm, 7¼ x 5 inches, large pictorial device of publisher Griffio on title page, a few historiated initials, leaves: [2], 3-62, [1] - errata, signatures: A-Q4 (Q4 blank), bound in full sheep, gilt lettered label to spine, gilt decoration to spine, marbled endpapers. Spine worn and rubbed, hinges rubbed and upper hinge slightly cracked, covers still firmly attached, covers rubbed and pitted all over, board just showing at corner tips, tiny chip to tail of spine and title label, early armorial bookplate on front pastedown and bookplate on front endpaper (Maximilian Joseph Pfeiffer (1875-1926, ambassador of the German Reich in Vienna 1921-1926), 3 small ink spots on title page, ink stains some quite heavy to top outer corner persisting to page 9 (see images), not affecting text, ink name on title page, small pale brown stain to page 14, some larger pale brown staining to pages 59-64 (see images) not obscuring text in any way and tiny chip to fore-edges of the same pages. A good working copy. Scarce first edition. See: Louis A. Kenney, A Catalogue of the Rare Astronomical Books in the San Diego State University Library, page 122, No. 65 and page 127 showing illustration of title page; Opac SBN, listing one copy only; Library Hub Discover listing 2 copies. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47843
- Title
- DIALOGO DI M. IACOMO CABRIELE (Gabriele), NEL QUALE DE LA SPHERA, ET DE GLI ORTI ET OCCASI DE LE STELLE, MINUTAMENTE SI RAGIONA.
- Author
- GABRIELE, Giacomo.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- [Venezia, Giovanni Griffio] (In Vinetia : per Giouanni de Farri & Fratelli, 1545)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- astronomy stars planets dialogue sphere space astrological theories Tuscan language Tuscany, Italy
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Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Device
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
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