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[AMERICANA]. Il Gazzettiere americano. Livorno: Marco Coltellini, 1777.
Copy of the first and only Italian translation of this encyclopaedic work dedicated to the American continent. The English original, published in 1762, was of small format and with only eight engravings. This edition has been enriched both textually and iconographically and, like the previous edition, tells the reader about America from various aspects: from trade to customs, products, and geographic, orographic, and hydrographic descriptions.3 vols, folio, (320 x 240mm). Allegorical frontispiece showing the arrival of Cortez, 76 (of 77) plates of which 25 folded, vignettes to title-pages (missing plate 12, the Tucano, to the first volume, missing the last plate listing the plates for each volume, dampstaining to upper margin of the first volume from p. 170, some leaves with the inner margin repaired without loss of text, some foxing and occasional staining). Modern leather binding. (3)
ESTIMATE € 1,000 - 1,500
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CESALPINO Andrea (1524-1603). Praxis universae artis medicae. Treviso: Meietti, 1606.
CESALPINO Andrea (1524-1603). Praxis universae artis medicae. Treviso: Meietti, 1606.
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
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D'AGUILON, François (1567-1617). Opticorum libri sex. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1613.
D'AGUILON, François (1567-1617). Opticorum libri sex. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1613.
ESTIMATE € 2,000 - 3,000
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DESCARTES, René (1596-1650). De homine figuris. Leiden: Officina Hackiana, 1664.
DESCARTES, René (1596-1650). De homine figuris. Leiden: Officina Hackiana, 1664.
ESTIMATE € 500 - 800
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[ECONOMICS]. Catalogue General de la maison Martin Burdin Ainé. Chambery,[c. 1820].
[ECONOMICS]. Catalogue General de la maison Martin Burdin Ainé. Chambery,[c. 1820].
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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EUSTACHI, Bartolomeo (ca. 1500-1574). Tabulae anatomicae. Rome: Bernabè, 1728.
EUSTACHI, Bartolomeo (ca. 1500-1574). Tabulae anatomicae. Rome: Bernabè, 1728.
ESTIMATE € 500 - 700