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Illustrated Third Edition "La geografia" by Ptolemy, 1574

Item Details

Title and Author/Editor La geografia (Claudio Tolomeo; edited by Giovanni Malombra)
Genre Geography, History
Type of Illustration Engraving
Translator Girolamo Ruscelli
Binding Half leather with cloth boards
Publisher or Printer Giordano Ziletti
Publication Year 1574
Period Antique, Late 16th Century
Place of Publication Venice
Edition Statement Third Edition
Language Italian
Number of Books 1
Additional Information Includes 64 maps.

Condition

- rebound with new endpapers; shaken but tight binding; wear and rubbing at folds of pages and signatures; sewn through the fold rebinding, preventing full visibility of many illustrations, most notably towards the end half of the book; slightly loose hinges; light rubbing, peeling, and wear to boards and backstrip; tear to backstrip; buckling to text block; page toning and scattered foxing; not checked for complete pagination.

Dimensions

2.5" W x 9.0" H x 6.75" D

Item #

ITMGE10808

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