Lot 253
Astronomy.- Boulliau (Ismael) Astronomia Philolaica, first edition, Paris, Simeon Piget, 1645.
Hammer Price: £1,800
Description
Astronomy.- Boulliau (Ismael) Astronomia Philolaica, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut diagrams, initials and decorations, folding table as pp.149-150, some slight creasing to leaves at beginning and end, some light marginal staining, 17th century ink inscription to title, contemporary calf, skilfully rebacked, spine gilt, folio, Paris, Simeon Piget, 1645.
⁂ Very good copy of "the most important work on planetary systems between Kepler and Isaac Newton" (Robert Alan Hatch in Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers).
Description
Astronomy.- Boulliau (Ismael) Astronomia Philolaica, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut diagrams, initials and decorations, folding table as pp.149-150, some slight creasing to leaves at beginning and end, some light marginal staining, 17th century ink inscription to title, contemporary calf, skilfully rebacked, spine gilt, folio, Paris, Simeon Piget, 1645.
⁂ Very good copy of "the most important work on planetary systems between Kepler and Isaac Newton" (Robert Alan Hatch in Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers).
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