$10,370
Translated from Italian by Matthias Bernegger. Strassburg: D. Hauttius for the Elzevirs, 1635. 4to, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, final leaf of errata, woodcut diagrams throughout, housed in custom matching slipcase. First Latin edition of The Dialogo, Galileo's exposition and advancement of the Copernican system. Notoriously placed on the Vatican's list of outlawed books, "the Dialogo, more than any other work, made the heliocentric system a compliance." (PMM) This translation contains two important appendices by Kepler and Foscarini concerning the debate over the compatibility of the theory of the earth's movement with Scripture. Title page, 3pp. dedication and engraved portrait supplied in facsimile; text browned; some dark spotting. Provenance: Stillman Drake (bookplate)
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2012-04-04
