DIALOGO DI M. IACOMO CABRIELE, NEL QUALE DE LA SPHERA, ET DE GLI ORTI ET OCCASI DE LE STELLE, MINUTAMENTE SI RAGIONA. by GABRIELE, Giacomo.: - 1545

[Venezia : Giovanni Griffio] (In Vinetia : per Giouanni de Farri & fratelli, 1545). FIRST EDITION 1545, imprint from colophon, small 4to, approximately 180 x 125 mm, 7¼ x 5 inches, large pictorial device of publisher Griffio on title page, a few historiated initials, leaves: (2), 3-62, (1) - errata, signatures: A-Q4 (Q4 blank), bound in full sheep, raised bands and gilt decoration to spine, gilt lettered label, board edges gilt decorated, all edges speckled red, marbled endpapers. Boards slightly worn and pitted all over, board just showing at corner tips, tiny chip to tail of spine, gilt rather worn, early armorial bookplate on front pastedown, late 19th century bookplate on front endpaper (Maximilian Joseph Pfeiffer (1875-1926, ambassador of the German Reich in Vienna 1921-1926), 3 small ink spots on title page, ink stain some quite heavy to top outer corner persisting to B4 (see images), not affecting text, ink name also on title page, small pale brown stain to Dii, no loss, some large pale brown staining to page 59-64(see images) not obscuring text in any way, tiny chip to fore-edge of Q3 and Q4. A good copy. First edition of a dialogue in which the differences between ancient and contemporary astrological theories are compared, dedicated to Pietro Bembo. Bembo greatly admired Gabriele's work, both for its scientific content and its exemplary use of the Tuscan language. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.