$6,600
Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680) Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae . Rome: Scheus, 1646. Folio, first edition, engraved title, separate title for the second part, illustrated with thirty-nine (of forty) engraved plates extraneous to the collation, some folding, and four of which are engraved tables, page 513 contains a large typographical table, and was folded by the original binder to assure that it was not trimmed too closely; Jesuit geographical family tree repaired on the verso, ownership inscription of Stephan Spleiss (1623-1693) on ffep, with a few notes in the text; contents generally good, in contemporary blind-tooled alum-tawed pigskin over paper boards, ties lost, edges stained blue, 12 x 7 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
