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Poemander.
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.
Nova plantarvm, animalivm et mineralivm Mexicanorvm historia
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.
De motv animalivm Io. Alphonsi Borelli neapolitani matheseos professoris : opus posthumum.
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.
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes.
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.
Commentarius in Ruzname Naurus sive, Tabulæ æquinoctiales novi Persarum & Turcarum anni. Nunc primum editæ è bibliotheca Georgii Hieronymi Velschii cujus accedit dissertatio, de earundem usu.
Ornamental initials; head and tail pieces., Title vignette., Page 58 (2nd group) misnumbered 57., Engraved frontispiece., Includes index.
Osservazioni di Francesco Redi ... intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi.
Title vignette (Device of the Accademia della Crusca), Lettered: Opere del Redi. Tom. I.
Procli Sphaera
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.