Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. pp. 385.
Seller: Antiquariat Michael Solder, Münster, NRW, Germany
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Add to basketCondition: Gut. 1. Auflage. 600 S. ; 22 cm. Ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar. Innen gut. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 720 8°. Gebundener Originaleinband.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. pp. 415.
Published by Stuttgart Fromman-Holzboog, 1987
Seller: Antiquariat C. Hoffmeister, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
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Add to basket2. A. 2. A. Gr.-8vo. XX, 364 S., 18 Bll. OLwd. Faksimile-Neudruck der Ausgabe von Lyon 1561. Aus der Bibliothek des Germanisten und Barockforschers Dieter Merzbacher, einige Bll. der Einleitung mit dessen zarten Bleistiftannotat. bzw. -anstreich. Titel mit Rostspur einer Büroklammer. 0,800 gr.
Seller: Mephisto-Antiquariat, Willebadessen, Germany
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Add to basket22 cm, Pp., SU. 600 S., Sehr guter Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.
Language: English
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid Engraved portrait, printed in circa 1750. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative Engraved portrait.
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Add to basketLyon, Antoine Vincent, 1561, 20x20, piel. dorados en lomo, fotocopia. Book.
Published by Stuttgart: Frommann-Holzboog,, 1987
xx, [12], 364, [36] p. Facsimiles. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. The text block is crisp and tight with a few drips of ?coffee? visible on the fore edge when the book is closed.
Published by Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt: Friedrich Frommann Verlag (Günther Holzboog), 1964
Seller: Antiquariat Kretzer, Kirchhain-Emsdorf, Germany
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Add to basketCondition: Sehr gut. XX, (12), 364, (36) Seiten. Facsimile mit einer Titelvignette und etwas Buchschmuck. Vollständige Ausgabe in einem Band. - Einband leicht angestaubt, Sonst tadelloses Exemplar. mu Gewicht in Gramm: 1200 4° (27 x 17,5 cm). Orig.-Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Titel auf Deckel und Rücken. [Hardcover / fest gebunden]. Nachdruck der Ausgabe Lyon 1561 aus der Universitätsbibliothek Köln.
Published by Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010
ISBN 10: 1120964989 ISBN 13: 9781120964984
Language: Latin
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
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Add to basketCondition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.
Published by Frommann-Holzboog, Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt, 2003
ISBN 10: 3772815065 ISBN 13: 9783772815065
Language: German
Seller: Antiquariat An der Vikarie, Grafschaft-Leimersdorf, Germany
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Add to basket647 S., ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit Rückensignatur und Stempeln (ausgeschieden), Ecken teils mit kleiner Stauchspur, Seiten teils mit leichter Eckknickspur, ansonsten gut erhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar, Text in lateinisch-deutscher Parallelausgabe, BITTE BEACHTEN: Aufgrund des höheren Gewichtes sind zusätzliche Versandkosten für den Versand außerhalb der EU erforderlich. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book / set, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside EU. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1400 Gr.-8°., Original-Leinen (kein Schutzumschlag),
Published by Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010
ISBN 10: 1120969255 ISBN 13: 9781120969255
Language: Latin
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
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Add to basketKartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.
Seller: Nauka Japan LLC, Tokyo, Japan
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Add to basketCondition: Used. [kw7610].
Published by Paris Vascosani, 1556
Language: German
First Edition
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Add to basket(24 x 16 cm). 226 num. Bll. Mit 1 Holzschnittinitiale. Lederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Fleuron auf den Deckeln. Seltene erste Ausgabe des Kommentars über "De plantis" des Nikolaos von Damaskus, welcher auch Aristoteles zugeschrieben wurde. Die in Dialogform an einem Winterabend zwischen ihm und seinen Freunden geführte Diskussion über das botanische Traktat "De plantis" gibt nicht nur wichtige Grundgedanken der Schrift von Nikolaos wieder, sondern entfaltet auch zahlreiche eigene Interpretationsstränge, so dass Scaligers Schrift als eine bedeutende Quelle der spätmittelalterlichen Botanik gilt. - Titel etwas angestaubt. Stellenweise minimal fleckig. Einband gering berieben und Kapitale sorgsam restauriert. Insgesamt gut erhalten. - DSB 12, 134 (Scaliger) und 11, 111 (Nikolaos); Adams S 587; Durling 4096; Pritzel 8088; Wellcome I, 5810; Hunt 98 (Anm.).
Published by (1620)., 1620
Seller: EOS Buchantiquariat Benz, Zürich, Switzerland
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Add to basketKupferstich (Brustbild oval umrahmt). Bildgrösse: 14 x 10 cm. Blattgrösse: 20 x 15,5 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +.
Language: German
Seller: Antiquariat Clemens Paulusch GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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Add to basketKupferstich ( anonym ) aus Abbildungen berühmter . Gelehrten, 1805, 14 x 11,5 (H).
Published by Amstelodami. : Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1675
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardback, full comtemporary calf. 13.5 x 8cm. [8], 526pp, [50]pp index. Engraved title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials, portrait woodcut of Caeser, 5 woodcut plates and complete with 3 folding engraved maps. Text in Latin. All in good clean condition. Binding worn and rubbed. Previous owners' names on end-papers. Some old worm damage to last few leaves, mainly to index. Commentaries on Caesar's wars.
Published by Amstelodami : Typis D. Elzevirii, 1664
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 456-(56) pp., 3 maps. 24mo. Later quarter leather over marbled boards. Lacking front flyleaf. Front hinge cracked. Owners signature to pastedown of former Bishop of Cleveland, Ignatius F. Horstmann. Scattered soiling and contemporary ink underlining. "Reimpression litterale de l'edition donnee par Louis Elz??vier en 1650" (Willems, 1334).
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: As New. 2 volume set. Bound in red cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Minor shelf wear. Corners bumped. Clean, unmarked pages. Contents: v.1. Introduction, texte latin, notes critiques, index, bibliographie; v.2. Traduction annotee. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Published by Bibliopolio Commeliniano, Heidelberg, 1621
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Add to basketHardcover (Half Leather). Condition: Good Condition. Later half leather over cloth, modest shelfwear at edges, hinges worn but binding sound. Old notes to endpapers, foxed throughout but otherwise clean. 3 parts bound in 1, each with a separate title and pagination. The third part is by Scaliger's son the classical scholar Joseph Scaliger. [4], 692; 311, [1]; 63, [1]pp Size: Octavo (8vo). 3-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046684.
Published by Ex officina Elzeviriana, Leiden, 1635
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
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Add to basket[24] 561 [71] pp. Engraved title page trimmed close to the platemark and laid down; five full-page woodcut illustrations; three folding maps; portrait medallion. 16mo, later full vellum with red gilt-lettered spine labels. Aside from the repair to the engraved title, a beautiful clean copy.
Published by House of Elzevir, 1661
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. C. Iulii Caesaris quae Exstant, cum selectis variorum commentaries, quorum plerique novi, opera et sludio Arnoldo Montani. Acceding: Notitia Galliae et notate auctiores ex autographs Iosephi Scaligeri. Amstelodami, Ex Officina Elzeviriana. 1661. 918 p + Indexes [29 p]. Full vellum binding measuring 8 x 5", 8vo. In fair condition. Full vellum boards normally scuffed at edges and corners; fore-edges particularly soiled. Edges painted red (dulled, especially at corners). Hinges cracked with exposed binding. Head and tail of vellum spine scuffed; headbands intact. Gilt ruling around boards normally soiled. Three different ownership inscriptions found, in ink, on front fly-leaf, ranging from the years 1726, 1855 and finally to 1936. Permanent bookmark frayed at free-edge with toning. Text-block normally and evenly toned at edges of leaves. Fold-out map overall very clean, with light toning at creases. Binding is intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Elzevir is the name of a family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of "Elzevirs" became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles (like ourselves), who sought to obtain the tallest and freshest copies of these books. Although it appears the family was involved with the book trade as early as the 16th century, it is only known for its work in some detail beginning with Lodewijk Elzevir. The fame of the Elzevir editions rests chiefly on the works issued by the firm of Bonaventura and Abraham Elzevir. Their Greek and Hebrew impressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldines and the Estiennes, but their small editions in 12mo, 16mo, and 24mo, for their elegance of design, neatness, clearness, regularity of type, and beauty of paper, cannot be surpassed. This edition was published by Daniel (1626-1680) & Louis (1604-1670) Elzevir. Arnoldus Montanus (c. 1625 1683) was a Dutch teacher and author who published books on theology, history, and geography of both the Netherlands and faraway countries. Montanus, a Latinized form of van den Berg or van Bergen, was born in Amsterdam and studied theology at Leiden University. He became a minister in Schellingwoude in 1653 and in Schoonhoven, where he also became headmaster of the Latin School, in 1667. His most famous book is De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld. Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540 1609) was a Franco-Italian Calvinist religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. He spent the last sixteen years of his life in the Netherlands. Stamped Coat of Arms on front and back, lion in middle of shield. RAREE1661FOPA - 03/18 FORN-SHELF-0473-BB-2412-HKREV328.
Published by Elzevir, 1635
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant, ex emendation Ios Scaligeri. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina Elseviriana, 1635. First Edition Second Issue. Five woodcuts, three fold-out maps (Complete), 526 p + index, 5.25 x 3.25 , 32mo. In fair condition. Vellum darkened overall with soiled manuscript spine. Small area of loss at fore edge of front board along the lip. Bookplate of Roderick Terry dated 1919 on front pastedown with wonderful old hand ownerships dated 1665 and 1692 on the front fly. Title page has ownerships dated 1700 and 1795. Normal toning throughout text-block with some instances of finger-soiling. Fold-outs normally toned at creases. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540 1609) was a Franco-Italian Calvinist religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. He spent the last sixteen years of his life in the Netherlands. Elzevir is the name of a family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of "Elzevirs" became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles (like ourselves), who sought to obtain the tallest and freshest copies of these books. Although it appears the family was involved with the book trade as early as the 16th century, it is only known for its work in some detail beginning with Lodewijk Elzevir. The fame of the Elzevir editions rests chiefly on the works issued by the firm of Bonaventura and Abraham Elzevir. Their Greek and Hebrew impressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldines and the Estiennes, but their small editions in 12mo, 16mo, and 24mo, for their elegance of design, neatness, clearness, regularity of type, and beauty of paper, cannot be surpassed. Provenance of Reverend Roderick Terry (1849-1933) who was as renowned bibliophile, clergyman and philanthropist. Similar to his father-in-law, who owned the famous Marquand Collection, Terry "was an assiduous collector of books and manuscripts and a major part of his collection was sold after his death (making $270,000 at three sales in 1934 and 1935), but his son did keep several thousand items." Upon his son's death in 1951, many of the items retained by him were left to the Redwood Library, including a number of letters. 1st Edition, 2nd issue from 1635 (1st issue was duodecimo [12mo]). Considered one of the finest Elzevirs ever printed. RAREE1635GOPX - 12/22 RAREE1635HPOY - 01/25 - HKREV405.
Published by Apud Ioannem Ianßoniu (Jan Janszoon), Amsterodami (Amsterdam), 1636
Seller: ANTIQUARIAT H. EPPLER, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Add to basket10,7x6,2cm 390 S., 43 S. Register. Leder, 4 unechte Bünde, Rückentitel goldgeprägt, Leder berieben, goldgeprägtes Datum am Rücken (1636), min. Läsur unten, alter Name und kl. Anmerkung am Titel, marmorierte Vorsatzpapiere, keine Flecken, Ecken leicht bestoßen, gut. Sprache: Latein, Titelkupfer, 1 Faltkarte Galliae Veteris, 1 Hispaniae, 1 'Romani Imperii. ------- Aktuell diese Ausgabe nirgends im Handel --------- Julius Caesar Scaliger (italienisch Giulio Cesare Scaligero; * 23. April 1484 in Riva del Garda; gest. 21. Oktober 1558 in Agen, heute Département Lot-et-Garonne) war ein italienischer Humanist, Dichter und Naturforscher. Die Bekanntschaft mit dem Pestarzt Nostradamus, der sich 1533-1535 in Agen aufhielt, und von dem Scaliger sich im Streit trennte, sowie eine Anklage wegen Häresie im Jahr 1538, von der ihn ihm freundlich gesinnte Richter, darunter sein Freund Arnoul Le Ferron, freisprachen, sind die einzigen überlieferten Ereignisse in diesen Jahren, neben der Publikation seiner Bücher und den Debatten, zu denen diese Anlass gaben. 1531 druckte Scaliger seine erste Rede gegen Erasmus von Rotterdam, eine Verteidigung Ciceros und der Ciceronen, eine leidenschaftliche Schmähschrift, die voller ordinärer Verbalinjurien ist, und an den Argumenten des Erasmus völlig vorbeigeht.
Published by Lugduni, apud Godefridum et Marcellum Beringos, Lugduni, 1546
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Add to basketCondition: Buono (Good). 0. Cm. 17, pp. 412 (4) [con la penultima carta bianca, spesso assente; errori nella numerazione delle pagine]. Marchio tipografico a frontespizio e colophon (due diverse versioni), alcuni graziosi capilettera xil. Legatura coeva in piena pergamena molle con titoli ms. al dorso (ripetuti al taglio di piede) e due laccetti in pelle ancora preservati. Sguardie assenti, pagine lievemente ondulate, qualche carta leggermente brunita, sporadiche macchiette, forellino di pochi mm. alle primissime cc., annotazioni ms. con sbavature di colore dovute allâumidità (testo perfettamente leggibile) limitate ad alcune carte finali. Esemplare nel complesso genuino e in buono stato di conservazione. Giulio Cesare Scaligero (1484-1558), medico e letterato nativo di Riva del Garda, fu una figura di primissimo piano nel panorama culturale europeo della prima metà del XVI secolo. Dopo lâesordio dottrinale avvenuto nel 1531 con un scritto diretto contro il Ciceronianus di Erasmo, Scaligero scrisse di grammatica e di botanica, ottenendo fama e reputazione negli ambienti scientifici. Questa quarta raccolta di versi latini dell'Autore è qui presentata nella rara prima edizione lionese. Non comune. Cfr. Kvk. . . . . . . 0. . Book.
Published by (Geneve), apud Ioannem Crispinum, (Geneve), 1561
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Add to basketCondition: Buono (Good). 0. Cm. 30,5, pp. (12) 364 (36) [errori nella numerazione delle pagine e nella fascicolazione del quaderno iniziale, ma esemplare collazionato e completo]. Marchio tipografico al frontespizio, alcuni graziosi capilettera e belle testatine xil. Legatura antica in piena perg. rigida con titoli in oro su tass. al dorso. Carte di guardia assenti. Prime carte leggermente frastagliate nel margine bianco superiore, antiche note ms. di possesso e glosse al margine, lievi e sporadici aloni, fioriture e macchiette sparse. Esemplare nel complesso genuino e in buono stato di conservazione. Giulio Cesare Scaligero (1484-1558), medico e letterato nativo di Riva del Garda, fu una figura di primissimo piano nel panorama culturale europeo della prima metà del XVI secolo. Dopo lâesordio dottrinale avvenuto nel 1531 con un scritto diretto contro il Ciceronianus di Erasmo, Scaligero scrisse di grammatica e di botanica, ottenendo fama e reputazione negli ambienti scientifici. Questo trattato, assai influente nella storia della critica letteraria, teorizzava tra lâaltro la superiorità di Virgilio rispetto ad Omero e condizionò anche Shakespeare e Pierre Corneille. Verosimilmente prima edizione (esistono 3 varianti dellâedizione originale con la medesima numerazione della pagine: rispettivamente di Jean Crispin, Antoine Vincent e la terza senza dati tipografici). Cfr. Kvk; Iccu. . . . . . . 0. . Book.
Published by Dominicum & Petrum Bosc, 1619
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Aristotelis Historia de Animalibus, Iulio Caesare Scaligero. Interprete, cum eiusdem Commentarijs. Philippus Jacobus Maussacus, in Senatu Tolosano Consiliarius Regius, ex Bibliotheca paterna opus à multis abinc annis expetitum primus vulgauit & restituit, additis Prolegomenis & Animaduersionibus. Accedit Fragmentum Quod Decimus Historiarum inscribitur, multò quàm antea emendatius & auctius. Additi Praeterea Indices, Unus Auctorum Qui in Opere citantur & emendantur, alter rerum & verborum notabilium. Tolosae, Apud Dominicum & Petrum Bosc. 1619. First Edition. 1248 p., modern leather bindings measuring 13.5 x 9.25 , fo. In good condition. Contemporary leather boards normally scuffed at edges and worn at corners. Spine is restored with what appears to be 18th-19th C leather title label & some deco. Edges of text-block painted red. Pasted-in typed ownership name found on front paste-down s top edge: J.M. Costello. Old-hand ink marginalia found on front end-page. Title page exhibits many instances of old-hand ink marginalia & ownership signatures, some dated 1745 & 1759. Normal toning throughout text-block with some instances of age-staining or finger-soiling. Contemporary binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484 1558), or Giulio Cesare della Scala, was an Italian scholar and physician, who spent a major part of his career in France. He employed the techniques and discoveries of Renaissance humanism to defend Aristotelianism against the New Learning. In spite of his contentious disposition, his contemporary reputation was high. Jacques Auguste de Thou claimed that none of the ancients could be placed above him and that he had no equal in his own time. Aristotle (384 322 BC) studied at Plato's Academy in Athens, remaining there for some 17 years. Like Plato, he sought universals in his philosophy, but unlike Plato he backed up his views with detailed observation, notably of the natural history of the island of Lesbos and the marine life in the island's lagoon at Pyrrha. This study made him the earliest natural historian whose written work survives. No similarly detailed work on zoology was attempted until the sixteenth century; accordingly Aristotle remained highly influential for some two thousand years. His writings on zoology form about a quarter of his surviving work. Aristotle's pupil Theophrastus later wrote a similar book on botany, Enquiry into Plants. First Edition. First Scaliger edition of Aristotle s pioneering work on zoology which had a powerful influence on zoology for over two thousand years. RAREE1619QZZA - 04/18 RAREE1619QZZB - 01/25 - HKERV398.
Published by Andreae Wecheli heredes Claudium Marnium, & Ioann. Aubrium, 1592
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1592 Scaliger Exotericarum Subtilitate Cardano Physics Kepler Leibniz Philosophy Julius Caesar Scaliger was a 16th-century Italian scholar who wrote a number of important orations and commentaries. Some of his most important works were criticisms of Aristotle and other classical authors. One of his best works was written at the end of his life "Exotericarum exercitationum" a commentary on Gerolamo Cardano's "De Subtilitate". In this work, Scaliger provided a new approach to natural philosophy and physics which was known to greatly influence philosophers such as Lipsius, Francis Bacon, Leibniz, and Kepler. Item number: #25739 Price: $1500 SCALIGER, Julius Caesar Exotericarum exercitationum liber XV. De subtilitate, ad Hieronymum cardanum. In fine duo sunt indices Francofurti: Apud Andreae Wecheli heredes Claudium Marnium, & Ioann. Aubrium, 1592. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o [16], 1129, [93] o Several woodcut illustrations throughout Language: Latin Binding: Vellum; tight and secure Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm) VERY rare and desirable Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 25739 Photos available upon request.
Published by Apud Dominicum & Petrum Bosc, Tolosae [Toulouse], 1619
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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Add to basketFirst Scaliger edition of Aristotleâs pioneering work on zoology which had a powerful influence on zoology for over two thousand years. Folio, bound in full contemporary vellum-covered boards, engraved vignette title page, in-text woodcut illustrations, and numerous woodcut initials throughout. Julius Caesar ScaligerÂwas an Italian scholar and physician, who spent a major part of his career in France. He employed the techniques and discoveries of Renaissance humanism to defend Aristotelianism against the New Learning. In spite of his contentious disposition, his contemporary reputation was high. Jacques Auguste de Thou claimed that none of the ancients could be placed above him and that he had no equal in his own time. In very good condition. Repair and ownership name to the title page. Written in the fourth century B.C.E., Aristotle's History of Animals had a powerful influence on zoology for some two thousand years. Generally seen as a pioneering work of zoology, Aristotle frames his text by explaining that he is investigating the what (the existing facts about animals) prior to establishing the why (the causes of these characteristics). The book is thus an attempt to apply philosophy to part of the natural world. Throughout the work, Aristotle seeks to identify differences, both between individuals and between groups. The work contains many accurate eye-witness observations, in particular of the marine biology around the island of Lesbos, such as that the octopus had color-changing abilities and a sperm-transferring tentacle, that the young of a dogfish grow inside their mother's body, and that the male river catfish guards the eggs after the female has left. Some of these were long considered fanciful before being rediscovered in the nineteenth century. It continued to be a primary source of knowledge until in the sixteenth century zoologists including Conrad Gessner, all influenced by Aristotle, wrote their own studies of the subject.
Published by Toulouse: Apud Dominicum Bosc & Petrum Bosc, 1620-1621., 1621
Seller: Sam Gatteno Books, Grosse Pointe, MI, U.S.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Quarto. [12]ff., 101pp., [1]ff.; 47pp.; 79pp.; 51pp. Vellum. Graesse VI, 289.