Books 1-2 and books 3-5 are paged continuously

Books, 1,4 and 5 have special t.p. included in pagination

Numerous errors in paging. The numbers 53-54 are omitted entirely from the page sequence of the 2nd group

The plates are of varying sizes. A narrow plate is inserted between p. 186 and 187; the other four plates are inserted between p. 58 and 59

Head-pieces; initials; side-notes

Errata on p. 255

The final p. is blank

Signatures: *Ab-h²AB-2I

(from t.p.) I. Geometricus, de figurarum regularium ... -- II. Architectonicus, seu ex geometria figurata ... -- III. Propriè harmonicus ... -- IV. Metaphysicus, psychologicus & astrologicus ... -- V. Astronomicus & metaphysicus ... -- [Appendix]

Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 ed.)

Horblit, H.D. Grolier 100 science books

PMM

SCDIRB copy 39088002800316 has bookplate: Burndy Library ..., gift of Bern Dibner

SCDIRB copy has mounted on front paste-down endpaper: a gray postage stamp (DDR 50, issued 1971) bearing a portrait of Kepler signed by Stauf and Volkamer. There is also evidence of repaired/removed autographs on the title page

SCDIRB copy has laid in: A printed bookseller's citation ([2] p. on 2 leaves) for a different copy of this edition, also owned by the Burndy Library (formerly J. Horrocks' copy)

SCDIRB copy has an old half-vellum binding with marbled paper boards, raised bands, gilt-tooled spine, red leather spine label, and brown spattered edges; re-backed. Housed in a later beige cloth slipcase, 29 cm. The edges are closely cropped, affecting the side-notes and diagrams on some leaves (e.g. leaf 2A4)

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