Lot n° 200
Estimation :
4000 - 5000
EUR
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Result
: 5 000EUR
Kircher, Athanase.
Obeliscus pamphilius, hoc est, interpretatio Nova & hucusque intentata Obelisci hieroglyphici [...]. Roma, Typis Ludovici Grignani, 1650. Full contemporary blond calf, gilt arms in the centre of the boards, double gilt fillet framing the boards, ornamented spine, gilt title. Title-frontispiece, [32]ff, 560pp, [14]ff.
Rare first edition with a title-frontispiece engraved by Bloemaert, a large folding plate showing the 4 sides of the obelisk, 5 full-page engravings and numerous woodcuts in-text.
> Copy with the coat of arms of Joly de Blaisy, with his motto: "Mre George Joly, chevalier baron de Blaisy second président au parlement de Bourgogne. "
Caillet, II, 5787.
Lack of headpieces, spotting and rubbing on the boards. Small angular wetness on pages 345-375, small angular lack on page 77.
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