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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part I

Tuesday 30 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Geografia - Cartografia - Ruscelli, Girolamo - Tolomeo, Claudio

The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy of Alexandria, already translated from Greek into Italian by M. Giero. Ruscelli: & now in this new edition by M. Gio. Malombra recurs, & purged of infinite errors: ... With the Expositioni of Ruscelli, ... With a copious array of ancient names, declared with modern names : from Malombra riueduta, & enlarged. Et with vn Speech by M. Gioseppe Moleto, 1574

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Venice, Giordano Ziletti, 1574 - 73. In 4th. 3 parts in 1 volume each with its own title page. Woodcut initials, illustrations in the text, with 62 of 65 cards of double geographical tables, & nbsp; missing 2D² Twelfth Plate of Asia & nbsp; between the ancient tables (²A-2C²) and between the modern ones (A -2O²) missing Universal New with the description of the whole world & nbsp; (* 2) and & nbsp; Of Spain & nbsp; (2B²) , & nbsp ; the first two issues are missing & nbsp; * ⁴ 2 * ⁴ including the title page, woodworm work on the outer white margin of the first 3 cards, slight browning, more intense on some issues, redness and slight blooms, some light halo and small stains, spots of ink on the front of the title page and on the second page of the Exhibitions , reinforcements at the inner edge of the plates and a slight water gore in the lower part of several plates, loose 2H²-2L² files, tear and small hole on the panel dedicated to England, coeval parchment binding with manuscript author and title on the spine with 3 nerves, slight halos. Traces of ex libris canceled on the first page.