BLAEU, WILLEM Institution astronomique de l'usage des globes et spheres Celestes et terrestres, Comprise en deux parties, L'une...
Amsterdam: Jean & Corneille Blaeu, 1642. First edition in French. Two parts in one. Contemporary calf, rebacked preserving spine strip, the spine gilt tooled and with raised bands, the lettering possibly later, the edges specked red. 7 7/8 x 6 inches (20 x 15 cm); [18] 277 pp., woodcut illustrations in the text. The binding with some leather replacement, the corners rubbed, the lower joint starting with one cord slightly exposed, the title with a few ink names crossed out and a faint old dampstain affects the margins of the first leaves, old bookseller's label to pastedown, the Frank S. Streeter copy with his booklabel.

Blaeu's rare manual on the usage of globes, first published in Dutch in 1620 during the "golden age" of globe production in the Low Countries. This edition was reissued in French by Willem Blaeu's sons, Jean & Corneille Blaeu. Divided into two sections, the first is in accordance with Ptolemaic theory, the second in accordance with the contemporary Copernican system. This copy sold in The Frank S. Streeter Library: Navigation, Pacific Voyages, Cartography, Science, Christie's New York, 16 April 2007, lot 40. Houzeau & Lancaster 9714.

C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.