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1599 DISQUISITIONUM MAGICARUMFULL TITLES: Vol 1: DISQVISITIONVM MAGICARVM LIBRI SEX, IN TRES TOMOS PARTITI. Auctore MARTINO DELRIO, Societatis IESV Presbytero. Tomus Primus. [Six Books of Investigations into Magic, divided into three volumes. By the author MARTINO Del Rio, An elder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Volume 1]. Published by LOVANII, EX OFFICINA GERARDI RIVII. ANNO M. D. XCIX. [Leuven, From the workshop of Gerardus Rivius, Year 1599]. Vol. 2: MAGICARVM

Fratelli Avondo

engraved frontispiece in each volume

“Aldus was an innovator in typeface design

from dog eared pages

This is one of the earlier editions distinguished by a baby blue and distinctive brown

spine with six compartments and title “Fables Desope”

minor tear

" are on the shield at the centre of the Four of Coins

· Colours: hand-painted stencils

slight signs of use

Small ink stain on verso of q2 and q3

Brown spot beginning on page 264 continues becoming darker and more pronounced to back free endpaper