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[CURIOSA] AURINETA, Marco Aurelio (19th century). Nuovo sistema per la disinfezione dell'aria [Naples, 1857]. [Naples,1857].
Ex dono auctoris copy of this proposed invention for air purification; there is no abundant information on the author, a surgeon in the Bourbon navy, but he was clearly a visionary amateur inventor: The 1852 'Rendiconto' of the Reale Accademia delle Scienze in Naples mentions a 'project for a new method to make sea water drinkable' submitted by Aurineta for verification, while the French military archive mentions a 'Systàme de ventilation des navires' dated 1867-1868 (MV/5/DD1/74/24 ; 2554); curiously, his son Giuseppe is listed as a 'subversive' according to the Naples court archive.Printed sheet, (308 x 350mm). Illustrations, border finished in embossed gold leaf (light browning) Folded, in green cloth slipcase with embossed floral motifs. Provenance: A sua eccelenza il sig. Duca di Caccamo...in attestato di profondo ossequio (1)
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200