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- These astronomical tables were based on Erasmus Reinhold's Prutenic tables and on the observations of Tycho Brahe., Chiefly tables., The publisher statement appears after the date of publication., Signatures: [cross]⁴ A-P⁸ Q⁴ R⁸ S⁴; A-2M⁸ 2N² (as recorded in regestrum on last page)., Title in black and red, with printer's vignette (woodcut)., Page 175 misnumbered as 169., Leaf signed R4 misnumbered as A4.
- Leonharto Fvchsio ... autore ... Accessit ... ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere ocurrentium explicatio. Vna cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas graecas, alter latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus germanicas continebit., Col. title vignette.
- Ten tracts on alchemy., "Gebri Arabis ... De inuestigatio[n]e pfectionis metallor[um]. Liber I. Summæ perfectionis metallorum, siue perfecti magisterij. Libri II. ... Eiusdem de inuentione ueritatis seu perfectionis metallorum. Liber I. De fornacibus construendis. Liber I. Item. Speculu[m] alchemiæ ... Rogerij Bachonis. Correctoriu[m] alchemiæ ... Richardi Anglici. Rosarius minor, de alchemia, incerti authoris. Liber secretoru[m] alchemiæ Calidis filij Iazichi Iudæi. Tabula smaragdina de alchemia, Hermetis Trismeg. Hortulani philosophi, super tabulam smaragdinam Hermetis commentarius. Omnia collatis exemplaribus, eme[n]datissima, nouoq́[ue]; modo ad me[n]te[n] authoru[m] distincta, & argume[n]tis atq[ue]; picturis necessarijs illustrata, ita ut merito ia[m] renata uideri que[m]at.", Includes errata., Signatures: 2a-2b⁴ 2c² a-z⁴ A-Z⁴ &⁴., Handwritten notes throughout text.
- 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".
- Quorum primvs hic illvstriss: et lavdatiss: principis Gvlielmi Hassiae Landtgravii ac ipsius mathematici literas, vnaq́; responsa ad singulas complectitur., Imprint from colophon., "Cvm Caesaris et Regvm qvorvndam privilegiis.", Contains the astronomical correspondence between T. Brahe and Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse., Letters in Latin or German, those in German being followed by their Latin translation., Signatures: *⁴ (:)⁴ ):(⁴ (*)⁴ )*(⁴ A-2Q⁴., T.p. verso (p. [2]) and p. [8] blank., Numerous errors in pagination., "Errata typographica": p. [1] at end., Title vignette, initials, tail pieces, printer's device (at end)., Description of Uranienborg Castle and Stjarneborg Observatory, built by T. Brahe (1576-84), with engraved drawings and plans of the buildings, and a map of the Island of Hven, in the Sound, where they were located (p. 219-264)., The original vellum covers, with the Gartered and Crowned Crescent of Henry, 9th or 10th earl of Northumberland, are inlaid inside the newer leather binding., Bookplate of Vernon Watley.