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- Monumenti syro-sinici interpretatio -- De variis itineribus in Chinam susceptis -- De idololatria ex Occidente primùm in Persidem, Indiam ac deindè in ultimas Orientis, Tartariæ, Chinæ, Japponiæ regiones successivâ propagatione introducta -- China curiosis naturæ & artis miraculis illustrata -- De architectonica cæterisque mechanicis artibus Sinensium -- De Sinensium literatura., Added t.-p., engraved., "Elenchus librorum a P. Athanasio Kirchero ... editorum": 2 p. at end., Signatures: *-**(superscript 4), A-Z(superscript 4), Aa-Hh(superscript 4)., Includes index., Text in Arabic, Latin, and Sanskrit.
- Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse.--Della nova scientia.--Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione.--Regola generale., Title vignette (device of C. Trajani di Navo); head and tail pieces; initials., Text in italics., Pages 125-286 (2nd group) misnumbered 123-284; numerous other pagination errors., "Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse", "Ragionamenti de Nicolò Tartaglia sopra la sua travagliata inventione", and "Regola generale" have half-titles with portrait of author., Brunet, V. 660., Grässe, VI, pt. 2, p. 30., NUC pre-56, NT 0044404., Manuscript notation in margin of [cop. 1] p. 170 (2nd group)., Bookstamp on inside front cover, cop. 2: "Ex libris George Sarton"., Provenance note on free front endpaper, cop. 2: "Firenze, OH.25 1919 George Sarton"., Imperfect: 4 preliminary leaves, including the collective t.p., and three plates wanting in cop. 2., In cop. 2 "Regola generale" is bound 2nd, followed by "Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione" and "Della nova scienta".
- fatte nell'Accademia del cimento sotto la protezione del serenissimo principe Leopoldo di Toscana e descritte del segretario di essa Accademia., Dedication is dated: 14. luglio 1667, and signed: Il saggiato segretario [Lorenze Magalotti]., Engraved port. signed: Franciscus Spierre Lotaringus sculpebat., Includes errata., Title in red and black; engraved head and tail pieces; initials., Includes index.
- Avtore Iohanne Keplero., Parts 2 and 3 have separate title-pages; part 3 dated 1620 on t.p. and 1619 on colophon., The comet of 1607 was later called Halley's comet., Errors in pagination: p. 109-110 repeated; 6 unnumbered pages follow p. 98, and 5 unnumbered pages follow p. 110., Signatures: *⁴ , A-T⁴ (T4 blank) .
- Inventato dall' ill.mo et eccell.mo signor Latino Orsini., "Scritto gia dall' autore dall' istrumento ... con alcune mie annotationi."--Prefatory note "A' lettori. Frate Egnatio Danti.", Title vignette (type ornament)., Initials., Side notes., Errata: p. [7] first group., Manuscript notes in margins., In ms. on t.p.: "Cavazza"., Riccardi I, 393/8., Boffito, p. 92, no. 36.