GALLUCCI, DELLA FABRICA ET USO DI DIVERSI STROMENTI, VENICE, 1598, OLD LIMP VELLUM

FIRST EDITION, second issue, 4to (218 x 160mm.), engraved title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut illustrations, folding woodcut plate, Pp1 with a volvelle on each page (both in later facsimile and detached), Qq1 with 4 volvelles, part of caption for woodcut on Nn4v in gutter of Nn1r, part of caption for woodcut on Fff1v in gutter of Fff4r, a page of macaronic verses in manuscript on rear flyleaf, old limp vellum, lacking 2 volvelles, small wormhole in C4 and D4, D1 torn and repaired, quire E slightly browned, X2 slightly soiled, Oo1 with slight loss of caption at fore-edge, lower hinge split, lacking 2 pairs of ties

bought from Bernard Quaritch, London, 1987, Catalogue 1070, item 55; Erwin Tomash, booklabel

Edit16 20299; Shirley, Mapping of the World 199; Tomash & Williams G23; USTC 831629

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."

Gallucci's encyclopedia of contemporary astronomical and mathematical instruments contains world maps on Oo2-3 which are repeated as the volvelles for Pp1.