Vimercato (Giovanni Battista) — Dialogo degli Horologi Solari

Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, Book measures 22x16.cm. [32],130pp,woodcut printer's device on title and colophon, circa 30 astronomical diagrams in text, mainly full page, 2 folding plates, omitting L1-4 as issued, lacking 1 folding plate. Bound in early full limp vellum. Vellum rubbed, worn, dust/dirt marked. Generally binding in good firm condition. Internally, previous owners name/inscription on free endpaper, ink abrasion marks on title page, 1 folding plate repaired. Pages in good clean condition. Generally a good copy. Treatise on sundial construction, originally published in 1565 by Valente Panizza in Ferrara, and then by Giolito without the author's permission. This is a reissue of the 1565 Giolito edition. Giolito edition. Venice Very Good Small Quarto