BLEBEL (BLEBELIUS), THOMAS.

De Sphaera et primis Astronomiae rudimentis libellus, ad usum Scholarum maximé accomodatus: accurata methodo & breuitate conscriptus, ac denuo editus.

No Place (Wittenberg), 1598. Bound in 18th century full mottled calf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Large oval mongram in gold on both covers. Light edgewear. (32),105 (=205) pp. Many astronomical woodcuts in the text. With only one movable hand (pointer) of 4. Title-page with a large sphaerical woodcut. Title-page mounted and a bit frayed, loosing some paper of upper right corner, no loss of text. A bit of fraying to the next three leaves. Old names on title-page. On top "Libris D. Procopii...".

7th edition of this scarce, celebrated and widely used textbook in astronomy. The first edition published 1564.
Houzeau & Lancaster, 2637.

Order-nr.: 54719