Catalogue Twenty One - Absolute Graphics
Catalogue Twenty One - Absolute Graphics
Catalogue Twenty One - Absolute Graphics
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Alastor Rare Books<br />
47. Oberlin, Jeremie-Jacques.<br />
Antiqui Monumentis Suis Illustrati Primae Lineae.<br />
Argentorati [i.e Strasburg]: Apud Joh. Frid. Stein., 1776.<br />
8vo, 19cm, [8], 198, [60] p., untrimmed, roman & italic type, woodcut medallion to title, woodcut head & tailpieces, recent<br />
marbled boards, paper spine label. First edition of this compendium of geographical knowledge & bibliography by this<br />
Strasburgh born classical scholar, editor and antiquary. After showing much early promise in antiquarian pursuits and study<br />
under Schoeflin and beginning his career as a teacher, he was appointed librarian to the university. In 1770 he became an<br />
assistant lecturer for the chair of Latin eloquence and in this capacity gave courses on antiquities, diplomatics and ancient<br />
geography. To aid his students he published valuable aids to study including the work here which were later adopted by<br />
other universities. The work giving the names of topographical features by country including Europe, Africa and Asia AND<br />
INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WRITERS ON CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY. A very good copy (clean tear to one leaf).<br />
£180.00<br />
48. [Orsetti, Stefano].<br />
Formule Mnemoniche Per La Cronologia Dei Sommi Pontefici.<br />
Lucca?, 184-?.<br />
8vo, 195 x145mm, 120 p. (42 completed; 72 blank), original half black cloth & marbled sides, ownership inscription of Stefano<br />
Orsetti, probably Conte Stefano Orsetti. This manuscript notebook of some 3000 words in total contains an interesting<br />
collection of mnemonic tables to memorize the Italian popes. There are five tables with the major second table giving of 256<br />
popes to 1846 with brief name, date of death.<br />
£450.00<br />
49. Orteschi, Anna Maria Giacomina.<br />
Alcune chiacchiere in risposta a quanto ha detto ... Antonio Lizzari sul proposito della<br />
costituzione epidemica veneta degli anni 1761 e 1762.<br />
Venezia [Venice]: Presso Pietro Savioni, 1764.<br />
4to, 24.5cm, [2], 93, [1 blank] p., title page & penultimate page printed entirely in red, large woodcut initial letter of Italian<br />
villa in rural scene, large endpiece of classical bust medallion flanked by urns within strapwork border & smaller endpiece<br />
flowers & foliage. Contemporary cartonatura, spine defective. Only edition of this beautiful piece of writing and romantic<br />
devotion where Anna Ortechi gives detailed textual analysis and defence of her husband, Pietro Ortechi’s, commentary on<br />
Antonio Lizzari’s study on the outbreaks of the Black Death in Venice in 1761 & 1762 with which Lizzari had taken issue. This<br />
copy has an approvazione leaf not present in the ICCU collated copy. A good copy (scattered foxing). OCLC 1433611 (sole copy<br />
NLM); ICCU (3 copies Florence, Padova & Viterbo); Not in COPAC. Cicogna. Saggio di bibliografia veneziana 5541.<br />
£450.00<br />
50. Paitoni, Jacopo Maria.<br />
Venezia, La Prima Citta’ Fuori Della Germania, Dove Esercito’ L’Arte Della Stampa<br />
Dissertazione....<br />
Venezia: Apresso Pietro Bassaglia , 1756.<br />
8vo, 19.5cm, 48 p., (lower half of blank title page foreedge restored) engraved title device with decorative cartouche flanked<br />
with foliage sprays and squirrels and topped with a shallow basket of fruit & flowers, headpiece of doves in foliage, recent<br />
decorative paper covered boards. First edition of this early bibliographical monograph on the origins of Italian printing<br />
proposing Venice as the birthplace of Italian printing over Milan as which had been argued to that date. The work was one<br />
of the first of which was to become a stream of works from the late 18th century onwards establishing the origins of Italian<br />
printing. A very good copy (small ink smudge to last text page just touching text). Bigmore & Wyman II 108; Castellani (1973)<br />
La Stampa in Venezia.<br />
£220.00<br />
51. Palcani Caccianemici, Luigi.<br />
De Vita Eustachii Zanotti Commentarius.<br />
Bononiae [Bologna]: Ex typographia Instituti scientiarum, 1784.<br />
<strong>Catalogue</strong> <strong>Twenty</strong> <strong>One</strong><br />
4to, 20cm, 38, [2] p., vignettes of Grecian urns to title page and as endpiece, red edges, contemporary cartonatura. First edition<br />
of this life of the distinguished Italian astronomer Eustachio Zanotti was published by his collaborator Palcani-Caccianemici. It<br />
was republished several times in Latin in the late 18th century and issued in Italian in 1825. Zanotti was born in 1709 into an<br />
accomplished family. By age 30 he was director of the observatory of Bologna. He studied comets (discovering two), eclipses,<br />
aurora borealis, and stars; he published an important star catalogue and was a pioneer in the study of variable stars. Zanotti<br />
was elected Fellow of the Royal Society London in 1740 and also elected a member of other European scientific societies. A<br />
very good copy (two small stains to front cover). Worldcat, COPAC & KVK locate three holdings (BNF, Oxford & Munchen); ICCU<br />
(4 holdings).<br />
£180.00<br />
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