Opere di Galileo Galilei; Accademico linceo; Nobile Fiorentino, Gia Lettore delle Matematiche nelle Universita di Pisa, e di Padova, di poi Sopraordinario Nello Studio di Pisa. Nuova edizione

Opere di Galileo Galilei; Accademico linceo; Nobile Fiorentino, Gia Lettore delle Matematiche nelle Universita di Pisa, e di Padova, di poi Sopraordinario Nello Studio di Pisa. Nuova edizione

Galileo Galilei; Tommaso Buonaventuri

Tartini e Franchi, 1718


3 volume  set. Second edition of Galileo's collected works, edited by Tommaso Buonaventuri, who contributed a detailed preface. The first two volumes largely reproduce the material collected by Manolessi in the first edition (still without the two banned works). The third volume is devoted to previously unpublished material, including a number of letters of Galileo, and notes on his work by Castelli and Viviani. viii-cxii 628 [2]; [8] 722 [2]; [54] 484 [4] 19 full page engravings, 1 folding plate, ill. Bound in contemporary vellum. Ink titles to spine. 5 raised bands. Page ends speckled red. Vol. 1 spine restored. Owners names to prelims of Vol. II and III. Owners blindstamp of Getulio Ghetti to title pages of each volume. First few leaves of each volume stained, from attempt to remove contemporary ownership name. Lacking prelims to Vol. I, frontis of Galileo to Vol I. and vi-vii. Sparse foxing with some toning occurring . BMC X.27.383; Carli-Favoro 104 (431); Cinti 322 (170); Gamba 583; Riccardi I 520 ('valuable edition').

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