Joseph SCALIGER, MANILIUS
M. Manili astronomicon libri quinque
apud Mamertum Patissonium • [ Mamert Patisson] • [ Robert Estienne] • Roberti Stephani|Lutetiae [Paris] • (Paris) 1579|10 x 16 cm|2 parties reliées en un volume
Apud Mamertum Patissonium, Roberti Stephani (Mamert Patisson, Robert Estienne), Lutetiae (Paris) 1579, in-8 (10x16 cm), (12)136pp(8); 292pp(10), 2 parts bound in one volume
First edition, rare. The first part has separate pagination and consists of the text by Manilius (italics), the second part, which has its own title page and pagination, contains Scaliger's commentary, which is twice as long as the text. This second part is accompanied by several diagrams, including inset. Printer's marks on both title pages.
Full contemporary parchment. Spine with title in black ink. Right corner missing a little on the upper board. Open 3mm border on the lower board.
Man
First edition, rare. The first part has separate pagination and consists of the text by Manilius (italics), the second part, which has its own title page and pagination, contains Scaliger's commentary, which is twice as long as the text. This second part is accompanied by several diagrams, including inset. Printer's marks on both title pages.
Full contemporary parchment. Spine with title in black ink. Right corner missing a little on the upper board. Open 3mm border on the lower board.
Man
€2,000