Lot 53
Biringuccio (Vannoccio) Pirotechnia...nella quale si tratta non solo della diversità delle minere, ma ancho di quanto si ricerca alla pretica di esse, Venice, Girolamo Giglio & Company, 1559.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Biringuccio (Vannoccio) Pirotechnia...nella quale si tratta non solo della diversità delle minere, ma ancho di quanto si ricerca alla pretica di esse, collation: a-z8 2a-x8, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations, head-piece and historiated initials, some spotting or light staining, contemporary limp vellum, spine with large painted shelf number, 8vo (157 x 99mm.), Venice, Girolamo Giglio & Company, 1559.
⁂ Literature: Philip B110.4; EDIT 16 CNCE 6159.
Provenance: early ink presentation inscription to foot of title.
Description
Biringuccio (Vannoccio) Pirotechnia...nella quale si tratta non solo della diversità delle minere, ma ancho di quanto si ricerca alla pretica di esse, collation: a-z8 2a-x8, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations, head-piece and historiated initials, some spotting or light staining, contemporary limp vellum, spine with large painted shelf number, 8vo (157 x 99mm.), Venice, Girolamo Giglio & Company, 1559.
⁂ Literature: Philip B110.4; EDIT 16 CNCE 6159.
Provenance: early ink presentation inscription to foot of title.
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