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MANZINI, Carlo Antonio (1599-1677). Stella Gonzaga siue Geographica ad terrarum orbis ambitum, et meridianorum differentias. Bologna: typis HH. Ducij [Evangelista Dozza], 1654.
2º (313 x 221mm). Woodcut illustrations and diagrams. (Title browned, spotted, and with marginal nicks and tears, large waterstains, final quire spotted and affected by damp at foremargin.) Modern wrappers, uncut.
UNCUT COPY OF A RARE TRACT proposing an improved method for the measurement of the earth. SBN locates only 4 copies. Count Manzini of Bologna was a member of the local nobility and an enthusiastic amateur, deeply interested in the study of celestial bodies and the related subject of lenses. Houzeau and Lancaster 10345; Riccardi I(ii) 96.3: ‘bella edizione’; not in BL/STC.
2º (313 x 221mm). Woodcut illustrations and diagrams. (Title browned, spotted, and with marginal nicks and tears, large waterstains, final quire spotted and affected by damp at foremargin.) Modern wrappers, uncut.
UNCUT COPY OF A RARE TRACT proposing an improved method for the measurement of the earth. SBN locates only 4 copies. Count Manzini of Bologna was a member of the local nobility and an enthusiastic amateur, deeply interested in the study of celestial bodies and the related subject of lenses. Houzeau and Lancaster 10345; Riccardi I(ii) 96.3: ‘bella edizione’; not in BL/STC.
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