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64 - ALDROVANDI (Ulysse). *De animalibus insectis*… Bologna, Clem…
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ALDROVANDI (Ulysse). *De animalibus insectis*… Bologna, Clemente Ferroni 1638. Folio, 23 x 34.5 cm, 4 folios, 768 pp., 22 ff., contemporary binding in fawn sheepskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. A fine folio edition published by Jean-Corneille Uterverius, illustrated with a large number of wood-engraved plates. Title-frontispiece engraved on copper by And. Salmicius and dedicated to Clemente Ferroni, dated 1638. The final quire, Yyy (set in Roman type), is dated 1644 and dedicated to Giovanni Battista Ferroni. A very fine copy, from the library of Norkirchen Castle belonging to Count Miklós Pál Esterházy of Galántha (heraldic Esterházy-Plettenberg bookplate). The frontispiece title page is slightly frayed at the margins. A small tear, with no loss of text, on the leaves of the final quires. The lower spine is partially split. Damage with a small loss on the second cover. Corners worn. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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