Sold for:
$3,360
$3,360
Rojas Sarmiento, Juan de (fl. circa 1550) Commentariorum in Astrolabium . Paris: Vascosan, 1551. Quarto, second edition, collated, complete, with the blank Mm6, illustrated with text woodcuts throughout, many near full-page; leaves carefully restored with deft corner paper repairs, 16th century document used as endleaves, front and back; bound in modern red morocco, neat marginal notes, especially in the first half. Printing, type design, layout, and illustrations that can only be described as elegant, the first edition of this work appeared in 1550.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
