Lot 249 , Piccolomini, Alessandro (1508-78) - De le Stelle Fisse Uno and De le Sfera del Mondo, 2 vols in one, qto, contemporary limp vellum, wit

Piccolomini, Alessandro (1508-78) - De le Stelle Fisse Uno and De le Sfera del Mondo, 2 vols in one, qto, contemporary limp vellum, with ties, thick italic pen title to spine, woodcut printers device on titles, 47 full-page woodcut star maps (misnumbered 48, skipping no.24, as usual) woodcut illustration in text, worming to final three leaves, Giovanni Varisco, Venice, 1559
Note: The first star atlas to be published in the Western World, pioneering the use of the letters to identify stars, including the depiction of Corona Australe or Southern Cross

Condition: Book is complete and in otherwise good condition.
Estimate £500-800

The first star atlas to be published in the Western World, pioneering the use of letters to identify stars, including the depiction of Corona Australe or Southern Cross


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