
Description
Elucidatio Fabricae Ususque Astrolabii.
Paris: Apud Gulielmum Cavellat; 1553
first Cavellat edition & first edition printed in Paris;
woodcut printer's device to title page;
illustrated throughout with elegant text diagrams;
printed in an italic type;
with 2 folding typographical tables bound in the text and two folding woodcut diagrams bound at the end;
ex libris Johannes Aurifaber with his signature inside the front board and his initials in the top panel
Original hand tooled pigskin binding over wooden boards, dated 1562
With clasps and catches intact;
very nicely preserved
With ex-libris of Professor, Astronomer, Historian & Bibliophile Owen Gingerich.
Size: 4 3/4 by 7 1/4 inches
Reserve: $1,959.00
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1553 ASTRONOMY Elucidatio Fabricae Ususque Astrolabii by J. STOEFFLER antique
Estimate $2,500-$3,000
Starting Price
$950
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Antique books 15th-19th Century
Mar 12, 2026 7:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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