Accession number
PML 1021
Creator
Bruno, Giordano, 1548-1600.
Published
Stampato in Venetia [i.e. London] : [John Charlewood], Anno. M.D. LXXXIIII. [1584].
Notes
The imprint is false. Actually printed in London by J. Charlewood.
Beginning with page 62 misnumbered 60 all pages to the end mispaged two number lower so that the last page 142 should be numbered 144.
First and only edition--(STC 3936-[John Charlewood]).
For evidence that this was printed by John Charlewood when the author was in England see Sellers. Italian books printed in England before 1640 (The Library. 1924-25. vol. V, p. 105-128).
Philosophic dialogue in five parts.
Signature: 9[superscript]8, 9(repeated)[superscript]4, A-I[superscript]8 - Perfect.
Text in Italian.
Beginning with page 62 misnumbered 60 all pages to the end mispaged two number lower so that the last page 142 should be numbered 144.
First and only edition--(STC 3936-[John Charlewood]).
For evidence that this was printed by John Charlewood when the author was in England see Sellers. Italian books printed in England before 1640 (The Library. 1924-25. vol. V, p. 105-128).
Philosophic dialogue in five parts.
Signature: 9[superscript]8, 9(repeated)[superscript]4, A-I[superscript]8 - Perfect.
Text in Italian.
Description
[24], 61, 60-142 pages : diagrams ; (8vo)
Provenance
Paul Girardot de Préfond, bookplate (front pastedown), his sale, Paris, 25 April 1757 lot 169; Antoine Marie Pâris d'Illins, his sale, London, 26 March 1791, lot 41 to Wodhull for 1 livres 14s; Michael Wodhull, purchase inscription, March 1791 (front endleaf 2 recto); James Toovey, booklabel (front pastedown); Pierpont Morgan, purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Binding
Red morocco, gilt by Debure.
Classification
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