GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Opere. Volume 1 (only). Bologna: heirs of Dozza, 1656. 1 vol. (of 2), 4° (222 x 162mm). Engraved frontispiece, portrait, one folding plate, and woodcut illustrations. (Some gatherings browned, occasional spotting, a few short tears, the first gathering loosening but holding.) Contemporary vellum (spine mostly chipped off but hinges holding, some soiling).

GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Opere. Volume 1 (only). Bologna: heirs of Dozza, 1656. 1 vol. (of 2), 4° (222 x 162mm). Engraved frontispiece, portrait, one folding plate, and woodcut illustrations. (Some gatherings browned, occasional spotting, a few short tears, the first gathering loosening but holding.) Contemporary vellum (spine mostly chipped off but hinges holding, some soiling).

FIRST EDITION. The first volume of Galileo's collected words, edited by Carlo Manolessi and dedicated to Grand Duke Ferdinand II. The present copy conforms to the collation of Cinti. Carli-Favaro 55 (251); Cinti 259-60 (132); Riccardi I-518.