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De Baecque et Associés

1314 - BLAEU, Guillaume. Astronomical Treatise on the Use of Celestial and Terrestrial Globes and Spheres, in Two Parts, … Amsterdam (J & C. Blaeu) 1642; Small quarto, half sheepskin with marbled back covers, marbled endpapers; title page missing and replaced by a handwritten one, pp. [xvi] + 277, woodcut figures in the text.

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€400 - 500

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BLAEU, Guillaume. Astronomical Treatise on the Use of Celestial and Terrestrial Globes and Spheres, in Two Parts, … Amsterdam (J & C. Blaeu) 1642; Small quarto, half sheepskin with marbled back covers, marbled endpapers; title page missing and replaced by a handwritten one, pp. [xvi] + 277, woodcut figures in the text. First edition in French; the first Dutch edition was published in 1634, and the first Latin edition in the same year. A model user’s guide prepared by one of the most renowned globe makers of the 17th century. Lalande 214 Provenance: library of Jean-Nérée RONFORT (1943–2012)

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Books, Manuscripts, and Autographs
Tuesday, December 1
02:30 PM
3, impasse des Chevau-Légers
78000 Versailles, France

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De Baecque et Associés +33 1 58 40 82 92 versailles@debaecque.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 290,000 lots published

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