Oct 17, 2017 - Sale 2457
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Sale 2457 - Lot 266

Price Realized: $ 3,640
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Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(PTOLEMAEUS, CLAUDIUS.) In Claudii Ptolemaei quadripartitum enarrator ignoti nominis . . . item . . . Porphyrii . . . introductio in Ptolemaei opus de effectibus astrorum. Praeterea Hermetis . . . de revolutionibus nativitatum libri duo. Greek text with Latin translation. [24], 279, [1] pages. Folio, 315x217 mm, contemporary limp vellum gilt with lozenge tool in spine compartments and wreathe on covers, ties lacking; title toned, scattered mostly light foxing. Basel: (Officina Petriana, September 1559)
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first edition of an anonymous commentary on the 2nd-century A. D. Tetrabiblos by Ptolemy, a treatise on astrology that remained influential into the Middle Ages. Also included are an introduction to the Tetrabiblos attributed to the 3rd-century Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry, and the first edition of a treatise on solar returns ascribed to the legendary sage Hermes Trismegistus but actually by the 9th-century Muslim astrologer Albumasar. Hoffmann III, 290 and 285 (title work); DSB I, 37 (third work). See also lot 165.