Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM
Description:
Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) Opere, ed. Carlo Manolessi. Bologna: Per gli HH. Del Dozza, 1656.
First edition of Galileo's collected works, quarto, volume one only (of two),engraved title, engraved portrait, folding plate of the geometric compass, numerous text illustrations, collated, complete; some toning, generally good, in contemporary limp parchment.
Estimate $3,000-5,000