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[RHO, Giovanni (1590-1662) attributed to]. Assemblea celeste. Radunata novam in Parnasso sopra la nova cometa. Milan: Marco Tulio Paganello, [?1619].
Small 4° (200 x 137mm). Engraved vignette on title by Giovanni Paolo Bianchi, 3 folding plates, woodcut headpieces, historiated initials. (Small stain on A2v, printed shoulder notes shaved.) Modern vellum-backed boards.
AN EXTREMELY RARE PAMPHLET on the 'Great Comet' of 1618, also known as 'the Angry Star' because of its flaring tail, reddish colour and length of duration - it was visible to the naked eye over seven weeks in late 1618 and early 1619. The writer pretends to be a Dane and dates his letter from Uraniborg, 1618. According to ABPC and RBH, only one copy has sold at auction during the past 40 years. Riccardi I(ii) 383.
Small 4° (200 x 137mm). Engraved vignette on title by Giovanni Paolo Bianchi, 3 folding plates, woodcut headpieces, historiated initials. (Small stain on A2v, printed shoulder notes shaved.) Modern vellum-backed boards.
AN EXTREMELY RARE PAMPHLET on the 'Great Comet' of 1618, also known as 'the Angry Star' because of its flaring tail, reddish colour and length of duration - it was visible to the naked eye over seven weeks in late 1618 and early 1619. The writer pretends to be a Dane and dates his letter from Uraniborg, 1618. According to ABPC and RBH, only one copy has sold at auction during the past 40 years. Riccardi I(ii) 383.
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