Estimate € 180 - 250
Sold € 500
Auction: 21 September 2021 at 10:30
SETTALA, Lodovico (1552-1633) - De peste, & pestiferis affectibus. Milan: Bidello, 1622. First edition of the famous treatise on the plague by the famous Milanese doctor, protophysicist at the time of the plague in Milan in 1630 . 4to (215 x 166mm). Printer's device engraved on title, woodcut initials and headpieces (upper corner of the first 6 leaves restored with a millimeter loss on the title and on the second card, occasional slight spotting and browning). Contemporary vellum, later handwritten title on spine and contemporary manuscript title at the lower edge (open upper joint, slight stains and a small restoration, modern endpapers), preserved in an elegant box.
Estimate € 180 - 250