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BREMBATO, Ottavio (1602-1675). La mineralogia … divisa in quattro libri, nella quale veine descritto l'uso di cauar le miniere, purificarle, & separarle per ridurle in perfetto metallo. Bergamo: Marc'Antonio Rossi, 1663.
12° (157 x 90mm). Collation: A-F12, complete with final blank. Engraved frontispiece, full-page plate of a ruled scale on F9r, woodcut title device, head- and tailpieces and initials, typographic ornamental headpieces. (2 leaves with light marginal staining, dogearing and creasing to uncut edges, some insignificant light soiling.) Original wrappers, uncut.
EXTREMELY RARE MINERALOGICAL WORK, divided into four books discussing identifying veins, mineral extractions and refining of ores. SBN gives an incorrect pagination stating there are 8pp. of index, whereas only 4pp. exist; the online bibliography The Mineralogical Record www.minrec.org gives the correct pagination, but with an incorrect collation and incorrectly stating that it is octavo in format. A facsimile reprint was produced in 1991 with an introduction describing the work. NO COPY CAN BE LOCATED AS SELLING AT AUCTION (ABPC/RBH).
12° (157 x 90mm). Collation: A-F12, complete with final blank. Engraved frontispiece, full-page plate of a ruled scale on F9r, woodcut title device, head- and tailpieces and initials, typographic ornamental headpieces. (2 leaves with light marginal staining, dogearing and creasing to uncut edges, some insignificant light soiling.) Original wrappers, uncut.
EXTREMELY RARE MINERALOGICAL WORK, divided into four books discussing identifying veins, mineral extractions and refining of ores. SBN gives an incorrect pagination stating there are 8pp. of index, whereas only 4pp. exist; the online bibliography The Mineralogical Record www.minrec.org gives the correct pagination, but with an incorrect collation and incorrectly stating that it is octavo in format. A facsimile reprint was produced in 1991 with an introduction describing the work. NO COPY CAN BE LOCATED AS SELLING AT AUCTION (ABPC/RBH).
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