CARDANO, Girolamo. In Cl. Ptolemaei pelusiensis IIII de Astrorum Iudiciis, aut, ut vulgò vocant, quadripartitae constructionis, libros commentaria, quae non solum astronomis & astrologis, sed etiam omnibus philosophiae studiosis plurimum adiumenti adferre poterunt, Basel: [Heinrich Petri, 1554], 2°, FIRST EDITION, woodcut vignette of Cardano to title, printer's device to verso of final leaf, woodcut initials, a few diagrams (adhesive mark to aa3 affecting 2-3 words with slight loss of text, occasional browning or light marginal dampstaining), old vellum (stained and scuffed), ownership inscription in Latin to title, dated 1708, bookplate. [Adams C680; Durling 3770; Waller 12009; Wellcome I, 1287]

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CARDANO, Girolamo. In Cl. Ptolemaei pelusiensis IIII de Astrorum Iudiciis, aut, ut vulgò vocant, quadripartitae constructionis, libros commentaria, quae non solum astronomis & astrologis, sed etiam omnibus philosophiae studiosis plurimum adiumenti adferre poterunt, Basel: [Heinrich Petri, 1554], 2°, FIRST EDITION, woodcut vignette of Cardano to title, printer's device to verso of final leaf, woodcut initials, a few diagrams (adhesive mark to aa3 affecting 2-3 words with slight loss of text, occasional browning or light marginal dampstaining), old vellum (stained and scuffed), ownership inscription in Latin to title, dated 1708, bookplate. [Adams C680; Durling 3770; Waller 12009; Wellcome I, 1287]

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