拍品 207
  • 207

CAPRA, USUS AND GALILEO, DIFESA, BOLOGNA, 1655, 2 VOLUMES, MODERN CALF BINDINGS

估價
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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描述

  • 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
2 parts bound in 2 volumes, 4to (230 x 161mm.), woodcut fleur-de-lys on first title-page, woodcut device on second title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut diagrams, uniform modern stamped calf, modern cloth folding boxes

來源

bought from B. & L. Rootenberg Rare Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, 1985

出版

Tomash & Williams C24 & G7; 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.
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拍品資料及來源

A second copy of Capra's work together with Galileo's response, extracted from the Dozza edition of Galileo's complete works of 1655-1656.