AUCTION 58: A COLLECTION OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS, FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY
By HELIOS
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Mar 9, 2025
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A massive and varied collection of rare books and related material, ranging from 15th century incunabula and Reformation era Christian religious tomes, to 17th and 18th century scientific, philosophical, and medical texts, all the way to a First Edition of Einstein's Meaning of Relativity. Throughout this catalogue are swashbuckling adventures of the 18th and 19th centuries, Jewish and Islamic manuscripts, maps and atlases, and grand histories, among many other interesting subjects. Truly something for every type of collector.
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LOT 23:
1561 LA GEOGRAFIA DI CLAUDIO TOLOMEO ALESSANDRINO BY GIROLAMO RUSCELLI ANTIQUE
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1,300
Estimate :
$2,000 - $2,750
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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1561 LA GEOGRAFIA DI CLAUDIO TOLOMEO ALESSANDRINO BY GIROLAMO RUSCELLI ANTIQUE
Ruscelli, Girolamo (1518-1566)
La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo Alessandrino
Venice: Vincezo Valgrisi, 1561
Fully bound in dark brown leather (worn), rebacked, gilt-tooled and gilt-stamped on front and back covers and spine,
separation of covers from spine,
title page is loose
LACKS ALL MAPS
Some text illustrations visible on the photos
Missing pages 147, 148, 149 and 150, pages 253 and 289 misnumbered, some pages are loose
Size 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Text in Italian
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