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Kircher, Athanasius.
估價
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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描述
- Mundus subterraneus in XII libros digestus. Amsterdam: apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge, & Viduam Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1668
- paper
2 volumes in one, folio (382 x 230mm.), engraved additional titles (dated 1665), printed title to volume 1 (dated 1668), 20 engraved plates and maps (comprising 12 double-page, 7 single and one small), engraved illustrations and maps in text, woodcut illustrations and diagrams in text, volume 1 with 3 volvelles (on pp.132, 154 and 156), 7 printed tables in volume 2 (at pp.110, 152, 154, 180, 398, 404 and 405), contemporary vellum, silk ties, first table with page numeral cropped, spine discoloured, ties frayed
出版
cf. Duveen p.322; Ferguson I, 467; Nissen ZBI 2196; Sabin 37967
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."
拍品資料及來源
Kircher's great study of the subterranean world in which he writes about the origin of continents, oceans and mountains, the hydrologic cycle of water, the movement of currents, erosion, fossils, mineralogy and metallurgy. Other topics include giants, spontaneous generation, perpetual motion, astrology and alchemy. Several articles relate to America.
This copy is the second edition of the work, which is seemingly rare, and much rarer than the first and third editions (1665 and 1678). It does not contain the portraits of the author and dedicatee found in the first edition.