Lot 243
America.- Apianus (Petrus) Cosmographiae introductio cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis, first Italian edition, with mention of the discovery of America, [Venice], [Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio & Brothers for Melchiorre Sessa], 1533.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500
Description
America.- [Apianus (Petrus)] Cosmographiae introductio cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis, first Italian edition, woodcut globe to title, woodcut illustrations, maps and diagrams, final f. with woodcut printer's device, previous owner's marginal note and small loss to lower corner (B5), occasional light spotting and water-staining, later endpapers, later vellum, one or two ink-stains, [Adams C2723; Alden/Landis 533/3; Houzeau & Lancaster 2393; EDIT 16 CNCE 13619], 8vo, [Venice], [Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio & Brothers for Melchiorre Sessa], [July], 1533.
⁂ Includes Amerigo Vespucci and a short description of the newly discovered continent known as 'America' (pp.22-23).
Description
America.- [Apianus (Petrus)] Cosmographiae introductio cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis, first Italian edition, woodcut globe to title, woodcut illustrations, maps and diagrams, final f. with woodcut printer's device, previous owner's marginal note and small loss to lower corner (B5), occasional light spotting and water-staining, later endpapers, later vellum, one or two ink-stains, [Adams C2723; Alden/Landis 533/3; Houzeau & Lancaster 2393; EDIT 16 CNCE 13619], 8vo, [Venice], [Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio & Brothers for Melchiorre Sessa], [July], 1533.
⁂ Includes Amerigo Vespucci and a short description of the newly discovered continent known as 'America' (pp.22-23).
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