Էֆիմէրտէ [ÉPHÉMÉRIDE]. Venice, Imprimerie Antonio Bortoli, 1 - Lot 96

Էֆիմէրտէ [ÉPHÉMÉRIDE]. Venice, Imprimerie Antonio Bortoli, 1796. In-12, 456 p., full contemporary fawn basane, ornate smooth spine, green title-piece, gilt roulette bordering the boards, gilt edges (flaws to the lower board with missing leather and worm work, boards rubbed, tail cap partly missing, spine, jaws, and boards rubbed, corners dull, slight foxing, marginal soiling). This book, entitled Ephemerides, is a collection structured in several parts: - The cycle of permanent reports, - Observations on natural phenomena, - A compilation of philosophical thoughts and maxims, - Examples of childish genius and games. The illustration features numerous in-text vignettes, including a full-page copperplate engraving depicting an astronomical subject. The work also includes several astronomical figures and tables. Third reprint of this edition.