203
[ASTRONOMY]. Lot of 3 editions from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Lot comprising the first edition of Mapertius's scientific dissertation on the phenomenon of the earth's crushing at the poles, Burnet's cosmogony conceived with the aim of establishing the best possible coherence between Holy Scripture and the Cartesian vision of universal mechanics and Scaliger's commentary on Manilio's astrological-astronomical poem.MAUPERTUIS, Pierre Louis Moreau de. (1698-1759) La Figure de la Terre. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1738. 8vo (195x120 mm.) 10 engraved folding plates, of which 1 geographical 9 with diagrams of astronomical physics. Royal arms to title-page, and headpieces. Contemporary leather binding (restorations on spine) [IN LOT WITH:] BURNET Thomas (1635-1715). Theoria sacra, originem & mutationes generale orbis nostri Amsterdam: Wolters, 1699. 4to (215x155 mm.) Frontispiece and 3 plates (2 of which folding) numerous engraved plates in the text, vignette on title-page, printed in red and black. Provenance: armorial ex libris by Giuseppe Maria Parascandolo applied to the endpapers. Full vellum contemporary binding with calligraphic title on spine. [AND WITH:] MANILIUS Marcus (1st century AD); SCALIGER, Joseph (1540-1609), Astronomicon...ex vetusto codice Gemblacensi infinitis mendis repurgatum [BOUND WITH:] Castigationes et notae in Manilii Astronomicon. Argentorati: Bockenhofferi, 1655. 2 parts in 1 volume, 4to (205x145 mm.), text in Latin and Arabic, title page in red and black, printer's device, frontispiece engraved (browned). Later vellum binding (3)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
LOTS
277
GIDE, André (1869-1951). Jeunesse. Neuchatel; Paris: Ides et Calendes, 1945.
GIDE, André (1869-1951). Jeunesse. Neuchatel; Paris: Ides et Calendes, 1945.
ESTIMATE € 150 - 250
278
GUTTUSO, Renato (1912-1987). Della congiura dei Pazzi. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1955.
GUTTUSO, Renato (1912-1987). Della congiura dei Pazzi. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1955.
ESTIMATE € 100 - 200
281
KLINGER, Max (1857-1920). Intermezzi. Opus IV. Nurnberg: Stroefer, 1881.
KLINGER, Max (1857-1920). Intermezzi. Opus IV. Nurnberg: Stroefer, 1881.
ESTIMATE € 1,200 - 1,600
282
MOVIMENTO ARTE CONCRETA. M.A.C. Documenti arte d'oggi. Milan: Saito, 1954-1958.
MOVIMENTO ARTE CONCRETA. M.A.C. Documenti arte d'oggi. Milan: Saito, 1954-1958.
ESTIMATE € 3,000 - 5,000
284
PIRANDELLO, Luigi (1867-1936) . I vecchi e i giovani. Verona: Mondadori, 1931.
PIRANDELLO, Luigi (1867-1936) . I vecchi e i giovani. Verona: Mondadori, 1931.
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
285
VITERBO, Dario (1890-1961). The Book of Tobias. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1952.
VITERBO, Dario (1890-1961). The Book of Tobias. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1952.
ESTIMATE € 100 - 200
286
VERVE. Verve. Revue artistique et litteraire. Paris: editions de la revue Verve, 1937-1960.
VERVE. Verve. Revue artistique et litteraire. Paris: editions de la revue Verve, 1937-1960.
ESTIMATE € 9,000 - 12,000