PTOLEMY; COMMANDINO, Federico

Clavdii Ptolemaei liber de analemmate, a Federico Commandino vrbinate instauratus, & commentariis illustratus, qui nunc primum eius opera e tenebris in lucem prodit. Eiusdem Federici Commandini liber de horolo giorum descriptione.

Rome: Paulum Manutius, 1562. 4to. [iv], 93, [3] leaves, including index and errata. FIRST EDITION. Dolphin and anchor device on title, Greek and Roman types, numerous woodcut diagrams. Modern full calf in an antique style, gilt fleurons on covers; an exceptionally clean copy from the library of a Jesuit college with its inscription on title dated 1645. Item #13782

Price: $4,500.00