CAPELLO, Gio. Francesco
Epilogo de maravigliosi et esperimentati antidoti contro la peste.
Genova, Benedetto Guasco, 1656.
12º (132 x 70 mm.) Contemporary vellum (slightly worn and stained).
3 ll. inc. title page, 87 pp.
Rare first edition of this little book on possible antidotes to the plague.
Divided into nine chapters, the last two are devoted to listing various potential remedies for the disease, such as theriac or human urine.
Small tear on leaf c4, not affecting the text, and some minor marginal staining.
OCLC lists only one copy, at the British Library.
Haym, Biblioteca Italiana ossia notizia de libri rari italiani, 1803, pp. 190.
2.000,00 € VAT included
