Tarantism.- Music.- Cid (Francisco Xavier) Tarantismo observado en España con que se prueba el de la pulla, dudado de algunos, y tratado de otros de fabbuloso, y memorias para escribir la historia del insecto llamado tarántula, first edition, half-title, woodcut plate of tarantulas, 2 folding engraved plates of music, water-stained, plates of music with some spotting and lightly browned, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, spine gilt and with black leather label, corners worn, stained, rubbed, [Gregory & Bartlett, Supplement, p.20], small 4to, Madrid, Gonzalez, 1787.

⁂ Rare work on tarantism, a psychological illness characterised by an extreme impulse to dance. It was prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, and was believed to be caused by the bite of a tarantula.