ROCCO, Antonio (1578-1653). Esercitationi filosofiche. Venice: Francesco Baba, 1633. 4° (191 x 145mm). Woodcut device on title and a few woodcut illustrations. (A few holes on title, occasional small stains.)  Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (staining). Provenance: ownership inscription on title.
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ROCCO, Antonio (1578-1653). Esercitationi filosofiche. Venice: Francesco Baba, 1633. 4° (191 x 145mm). Woodcut device on title and a few woodcut illustrations. (A few holes on title, occasional small stains.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (staining). Provenance: ownership inscription on title.

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ROCCO, Antonio (1578-1653). Esercitationi filosofiche. Venice: Francesco Baba, 1633. 4° (191 x 145mm). Woodcut device on title and a few woodcut illustrations. (A few holes on title, occasional small stains.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (staining). Provenance: ownership inscription on title.

FIRST EDITION. A RARE refutation of Galileo's Dialoghi, famous for the annotations by Galilei himself that are preserved in the copies in Padua, Milan and Florence (Riccardi). Carli and Favaro 138; Riccardi II, 386.