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CAPRA, USUS ET FABRICA CIRCINI; GALILEO, DIFESA, BOLOGNA, 1655, OLD VELLUM
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Usus et fabrica circini cuiusdam proportionis, per quem omnia fere tum Euclidis, tum Mathematicorum omnium problemata facili negotio resolvuntur. Opera, et studio Balthasaris Caprae (Difesa di Galileo Galilei... contro alle calunie & imposture di Baldessar Capra...). Bologna: heirs of Dozza, 1655
4to (232 x 170mm.), woodcut fleur-de-lys on first title-page, woodcut device on second title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut diagrams, old vellum, new spine, endleaves and pastedowns reusing manuscript documents on paper (dated Florence, 1743), modern cloth folding box, occasional light foxing, slight damp-staining at foot of last few quires
Provenance
bought from Luigi Gonnelli & figli, Florence, 1986
Literature
Tomash & Williams C23 & G6; cf. Carli & Favaro 251, Cinti 132, Riccardi i, 518 (complete Opere)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fragment extracted from the first volume of the 1655-1656 Dozza edition of Galileo's works (see lot 208), consisting of Capra's work on the use and construction of proportional compasses (+4 A-K4; for the first edition see lot 101) and Galileo's resulting attack on Capra (L-V4; for the first edition see lot 198).