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Tuesday 20 June 2023 e Wednesday 21 June 2023, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Virgili, Polidoro

Of the inventors of things. books eight, 1587

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 194

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Florence, Filippo and Iacopo Giunti, 1587. In 4°. Woodcut printer's brand on the title page and at the end, initials engraved in wood, some water stains in particular on the first leaves, light browning and reddening, some small stains, posthumous parchment binding, gold titles within a green label on the spine. Ownership signature on the title page, some annotations on the back cover.

Specialist Notes

First edition of this treatise on human inventions, including a chapter devoted to the invention of printing.

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