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- cum commento fratris Hannibalis Rosseli Calabri Ordinis minorvm regvlaris obseruantiæ, theologiæ & philosophiæ, ad S. Bernardinum Cracouiæ professoris, Liber quartus De coelo ..., Signatures: *⁶ A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Qqq⁴ (Qqq[3] verso, and last leaf blank)., Title vignette; initials., The first of the six books published at Cracow from 1584 to 1590. Books 7-10 mentioned in the "Exhortatio" on verso of t.p. never appeared in print. According to Wadding's Scriptores Ordinis minorum (Romae, 1906), the commentary (consisting of a series of treatises enumerated on p. 109-111) includes the Graeco-Latin text of Flussas (F. Foix de Candale. Bvrdigatæ, 1574) The fourth book with the comprehensive sub-title "De coelo" contains passages selected from various treatises of the Poemander in Latin translation (differing from that of Flussas)., Includes index., Imperfect: History of Science Coll. copy missing last leaf., Bookstamp on p. 131, 245, 305, 355, 425: "Biblioteka Krakow ..."., Harlow Collection bookplate.
- a Francisco Hernandez medico in Indijs præstantissimo primum compilata, dein a Nardo Antonio Reccho in volvmen digesta, a Io. Terentio, Io. Fabro, et Fabio, Colvmna Lynceis notis, & additionibus longe doctissimis illustrata ; cui demum accessere, aliqvot ex principis Federici Cæsii frontispiciis theatri naturalis phytosophicæ tabulæ vna cum quamplurimis iconibus ad octingentas, quibus singula contemplanda graphice exhibentur., Added engr. t.p.: Rervm medicarvm novæ Hispaniæ thesavrvs sev plantarvm animalivm mineralivm Mexicanorvm historia ..., Book was first printed in 1628. This copy consists of the original sheets of the 1628 printing with 5 new preliminary leaves., Includes errata., Head- and tail-pieces., Signature: [dagger]⁴ a-b² A-I⁶ K-T⁶ V⁶ X-Z⁶, ²A-I⁶ ²K-P⁶ ²Q⁴, ²Q-T⁶ ²V⁶ ²X-Z⁶, ³A-I⁶ ³K-T⁶ ³V⁶ ³X-Z⁶, ⁴A-I⁶ ⁴K⁶ ⁴L², A-I⁴ K-M⁴ b-c⁴ D³., Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Pars altera has special title page dated 1681., "Carolvs Io: a Iesv ... beneuolo lectori salutem" (v. 2) dated 1681., Title vignette., Initials; side notes., Vol. 1: [12], 376, [12] p., [14] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 520 p., [4] leaves of plates., Page 110 misnumbered 10, 144 as 143, 517 as 317 (v. 2, 2nd group)., DeGolyer Collection bookplate.
- By Monsieur Fontenelle. Translated from the last Paris edition, wherein are many improvements throughout; and some new observations on several discoveries which have been lately made in the heavens. By William Gardiner, esq;, Translation of: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes., The first edition of the Gardiner translation has title: Conversations on the plurality of worlds., Head and tail pieces; initials.
- Thoma Linacro Britanno interprete, figuris & demonstrationibus nunc primum illustrata: cũ annotatiunculis Jacobi Tusani regij græcarum literarum professoris., Signatures: A-C⁸ (A1 verso blank)., Title vignette; head-pieces; initials., Device of printer at end., With: Beyer, Hartmann. Qvastiones novae. Parisiis, 1562 -- Sacro Bosco, Joannes de. Sphaera Ioannis de Sacro Bosco, emendata. Lutetiae, G. Cauellat, 1561.