11-18-201211-18-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2621BBoston
November 18, 2012 11:00 AMCalender
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Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) Dialogo

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$54,000$45,000
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM

Description:

Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) Dialogo. Florence: Landini, 1632.
First edition, quarto, with engraved title and cancel slip pasted on page ninety-two; manuscript letter H added to the diagram on page 192; Ff6 with errata, collated, lacking the final blank, untrimmed throughout, with occasional browning, blank margin at foot of title formerly trimmed away, very neatly restored, barely noticeable; bound in solid 18th century Italian parchment over stiff boards, flaky red label on spine; ex libris R.W. Martin, Grolier Club member, pasted inside the front board.
Galileo overturns the order of the universe and runs afoul of the Holy See.
Estimate $15,000-17,000

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