Saggio di congetture su i Terremoti… Lucca Francesco Bonsignori 1783 Large 8° (226x141 mm). 240, [2] pp. Cartonnage d’attente, manuscript title on spine. A very good copy, untrimmed. Slightly spotting and staining. A few marginal paper flaws, two tiny holes to lower blank margin. Rare first edition of this work, in which the Pisan professor speculates upon the causes of earthquakes, and points up that volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are natural phenomena not... € 600
Istoria e teoria de’ tremuoti in generale ed in particolare di quelli della Calabria, e di Messina del mdcclxxxiii… Naples Stamperia Reale 1783 4° (217x146 mm). [8], ccclxxxiv, 56 pp. Woodcut head- and tailpieces, decorative initials. Three folding plates, showing the ‘casa baraccata’, drawn by Vincenzo Ferraresi, and engraved by Aniello Cataneo; one folding map of Calabria, engraved by Cataneo. Contemporary mottled calf with centrally-placed arms with motto ‘ne quid nimis’. Spine into compartments, with raised bands, gilt tooled, two... € 2.600
Memoire sur les tremblemens de terre de la Calabre Pendant l’année 1783… Rome Antonio Fulgoni 1784 8° (192x123 mm). 70 pp. Contemporary marbled boards backed in leather. Spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Red sprinkled edges. Corners and margins of both covers light torn, lettering piece slightly chipped. An excellent copy. The celebrated geologist of the Alps, who in 1781 had climbed Mount Etna and visited the Aelion archipleago, travelled in February and March 1784 in the area affected by the... € 1.700
Minéralogie des Volcans, ou Description De toutes les Substances produites ou rejetées par les Feux souterrains… Paris Cuchet 1784 8° (198x120 mm). 18, 511, [1] pp. Head- and tailpieces. Three folding engraved plates, the first signed by Sellier, and showing basalt rocks. Contemporary mottled calf; spine with raised bands, tooled and lettered gilt. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Red edges. A very fine copy, wide-margined. Abraded a paper booklabel from the front pastedown. The first edition of one of the most significant... € 1.250
Descrizione del terribile Terremoto De’ 5 Febraro 1783 Che afflisse la Sicilia, distrusse Messina, e gran parte della Calabria Diretta alla Reale Accademia di Bordeaux Poesia del Pensante Peloritano. Naples Vincenzo Mazzola-Vocola 1784 8° (208x141 mm). xi (including frontispiece), [1], 118, [1] pp. Every page within a typographical border. Frontispiece with author’s portrait of the author, drawn and engraved by Antonio Zacco; head- and tailpieces. Contemporary decorated wrappers, paper rather rubbed and faded; fraying to spine; pastedowns dampstained. Waterstain affecting the upper margin of the first leaves, light staining to... € 1.450
Saggio dell’uso de’ Pozzi presso gli Antichi specialmente per preservativo de’ Tremuoti. Naples Giuseppe Maria Porcelli 1787 8° (193x130 mm). 46 pp. (including half title), last leaf blank. Lacking a leaf in the first quire, probably blank. Two woodcut decorative initials, one fine headpiece. Contemporary decorated wrappers, with small leaf pattern; multi-colored edges. A very good copy, somewhat spotting; a few small wormholes to the gutter, not affecting text. A marginal correction on l. C2v. On half title the... € 400
Relazione del terribile Terremoto accaduto nella Città del Borgo a S. Sepolcro, Castello di Cespaja, e Villaggio di Selci il dì 30. Settembre 1789 n.p. 1789 Small 4° (195x131 mm). 4 pp. One woodcut headpiece on title; on verso of the last leaf woodcut vignette, depicting a town destroyed by earthquake. Original decorated wrappers, with criss-cross design. An excellent copy, margins somewhat trimmed. On 30 September 1789 a violent earthquake hit the territory of the upper valley of the Tiber (Valtiberina), in Central Italy, and coeval reports... € 400
Saggio di Litologia Vesuviana dedicato a. S.M. La Regina delle Due Sicilie... Naples and Pavia Baldassarre Comino 1791 Large 8° (218x139 mm). 272 pp. Title within typographical border. Later pasteboards, original wrappers bound in. An excellent, uncut copy. The second edition, the first had been printed in Naples in 1790 by the Stamperia Simoniana. Influenced by the studies of William Hamilton (see items 49 and 68), the Sicilian naturalist Gioeni – professor of botany and natural history at Catania - began to... € 810
Dissertazione sopra il Tremuoto cause ed effetti ossia Lettera di risposta ad un amico sopra il fenomeno del Tremuoto Sentito in Brescia il dì 29. Maggio 1799. alle ore 8 di sera. Brescia Stamperia Bendiscioli 1799]. 12° (183x120 mm). 10 (misnumbered 12), [2] pp., last leaf blank. Contemporary pale blue wrappers, covers somewhat rubbed and discolored, lightly frayed the outer margin of lower cover. An excellent, uncut copy; short tear to the lower blank margin of title. On upper cover the inked note ‘B 1799.’, possible by a contemporary hand. Very rare account on the seismic event that... € 330
Memoria sul Tremuoto de’ 26 Luglio del corrente Anno 1805… Naples Vincenzo Orsino 1806 8° (213x124 mm). xvi, 224 pp. One folding map of Molise, after Gaetano Montefuscoli, and engraved by Nicola Cesarano (minor tear to inner blank margin); one engraved plan of the ‘Quartiere Palazzo’ in Naples; one engraved folding diagram. Contemporary marbled wrappers. A very good copy, uncut and partly unopened. Title light soiled, marginal staining. Spotting throughout, margins and corners... € 720
Memoria sul Tremuoto de’ 26 Luglio del corrente Anno 1805… Naples Vincenzo Orsino 1806 8° (189x121 mm). See the previous item. Most plates foxed. Contemporary vellum; flat spine with title gilt on painted lettering piece. Edges sprinkled in red and blue. Covers somewhat staining, inner hinge becoming weak, a little loose the last quire. A good copy, slightly browned and spotted throughout, upper margin waterstained. Soiled the lower margin, loss to lower right corner of l. D2.... € 580
Rapport sur le tremblement de terre qui a com- mencé le 2 avril 1808. dans les vallées de Pélis, de Cluson, de Pô, etc. Fait à la Classe des Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques de l’Académie Impériale de Turin dans sa Séance du 2 mai 1808… Turin Felix Galletti Mai 1808 195x120 mm. 136, [1] pp. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Sprinkled edges. A very good copy, title browned. Report on the strong earthquake occurred on 2 April 1808 in Piedmont, particularly in the area of Torre Pellice. € 310
Qualche cosa intorno ai volcani in seguito di alcune idee geo- logiche. All’eruzione del Vesuvio del 1 Gennajo 1812… Naples Domenico Sangiacomo 1813 217x140 mm. 167 pp. Contemporary wrappers. Label on spine, with author’s name and title in manuscript; at bottom remains of a smaller label, with old shelfmark. Extremities damaged, rear cover almost detached, a few browning and thumb-soiling. Front cover largely repaired to outer right corner and outer side. A good copy, uncut. Some marginal pa- per flaws, corners turn down. Spotting throughout,... € 220
Memoria storico-fisica sul Tremuoto de’ 20 Febbraro mdcccxviii… Catania Stamperia de’ Regi Studi 1818 212x136 mm. 67, [1] pp. Original printed wrappers, both covers framed by engraved border, and decorated with a small central ornament. A few tiny wormholes, affecting one or two letters. Otherwise a very good, wide-margined copy. Inscribed by the author on recto of the front endpaper ’Al Sig.r Conte Cesare Borgia, Commendatore del S.G.O. in attestato d’ossequio L’Autore’. Divided in two parts,... € 400
Osservazioni sui Tremuoti in occasione del Tremuoto che scosse orribilmente la città di Catania la sera de’ 20 febbraro 1818… Catania Francesco Pastore 1818 207x150 mm. 63, [1] pp. One folding table, containing the Giornale Meteorologico, from 20 February to 30 April 1818 (a long tear long the inner margin). Contemporary blue wrappers, spine rather frayed, corners and sides torn. Some staining, sporadic finger-soiling, a few small holes to both covers. A few computations scribbled on the upper cover, by a contemporary hand. A very good, wide-margined... € 450
Rapporto del viaggio alle Madonie impresso per ordine del Governo da Domenica Scinà in occasione de’ tremuoti colà accaduti nel 1818 e 1819 Palermo Stamperia Regia 1819 210x126 mm. 72 pp. Late 19th-century wrappers, spine covered by blue marbled paper. An excellent copy, printed on strong paper. One, unsignificant stain on upper margin of title. The most authoritative source on the earthquakes occurred in Sicily between 1818 and 1819, and particularly in the Madonie Mountains region. No copy recorded in OCLC. € 160
De’ Tremuoti avvenuti in Sicilia in Febbrajo e Marzo 1823. Relazione… Palermo, De Luca, 1823. (Bound with:) Idem. In morte di Michelangelo Monti insigne poeta, ed oratore. Stanze liriche… Palermo De Luca 1823 224x130 mm. I. 22 pp. II. 12 pp. Later bound in marbled wrappers; on front cover pasted a paper label. A very good copy, uncut. Title of the first work rather toned. Browning and spotting throughout. On title of the second work imprimatur in manuscript, dated 19 March 1823, and a few marginal notes. A rare account of damage provoked by 1823 earthquake, accompanied by a few observations about... € 235
Geologia volcanica della Campania… Parte I. [-II.]. Naples dalla Stamperia Reale 1823 A work in two volumes. I. 204x130 mm. xix (including half title), [1], 124, [1] pp. A very good copy, uncut. Leaves rather browned, and spotted. Waterstained the outer margin of the first leaves. Margins and corners browned and torn, loss the upper right corner of half title. II. 206x135 mm. 159, [2] pp. A good copy, uncut. Light spotting throughout, margins and corners browned and slightly torn.... € 900
Sulle detonazioni dell’isola di Meleda. Altra lettera del Dottore Luca Stulli di Ragusa pubblicata a cura del Dottore Luigi Pistorini di Bologna. Bologna Riccardo Masi 1828 193x129 mm. vi, 26 pp. Contemporary wrappers. Title somewhat browned and a little soiled. Marginal spotting, otherwise a very good copy. The letter, sent by the Dalmatian scientist to Pistorini on 20 March 1827, deals with some explosive phenomena occurred in Meleda (Mljet), an island of volcanic origin. € 290
Relazione sui Terremoti di Fuligno e dell’Umbria accaduti in Gennajo 1832… Rome Antonio Boulzaler 1832 210x133 mm. 15 pp. Small engraved vignette on title. Lacking both covers of the original blue wrappers, remains of spine. A good copy, heavy and marginal spotting. Inscribed by the author on recto of the front endpaper ’Al Chiarissimo Sig.o Antinori Direttore dell’I. e R. Museo di Firenze In attestato di stima L’Autore’. Account of the earthquake that on 13 January 1832 struck Foligno and other... € 235
Voto solenne della città di Fuligno, fattosi li 19 febbraio 1832. Foligno, Tipografia Tomassini, 1832. [Bound with:] Omelia per la Pasqua di Risurrezione del 1832 Foligno Tipografia Tomassini 1832]. 297x148 mm. I. 27, [1] pp. On p. 3 woodcut arms of Cadolini. On the upper margin of title inked number ‘20’. II. 11, [1] pp. Unbound. Very good copies, uncut. Margins of both titles somewhat soiled and browned. Rare. The last leaves of the Voto solenne contain the text of various decrees issued by Cadolini, future cardinal and at that time bishop of Foligno, on the occasion of the earthquake of... € 125
Nuove Riflessioni sulle Cause Naturali dei Terremoti di Fuligno… Dedicate A Sua Eccellenza Reverendissima Monsignor Gio. Ignazio Cadolini… Foligno TipografiaTomassini 1832 201x123 mm. [4], v, [5], 75, [3] pp. Original wrappers, with title printed within border, preserved in modern pasteboards. Front cover partly detached, a minor repair on verso. Corners slightly torn. A very good copy, uncut. Light spotted throughout, an unsignificant paper flaw to lower blank margin of p. v. A few pencilled marginal notes and very faint underlining. Detailed account of the... € 145
Il Terremoto del 1832 nello Stato Ecclesiastico. Quadro storico... Italia n.p. 1832 160x103 mm. 64 pp. Contemporary wrappers, spine somewhat faded. An excellent and uncut copy, slightly spotting and staining. A few marginal paper flaws. A very rare account, printed for charity. Only a copy recorded in the Italian institutional libraries. € 110
In onore di S. Emidio protettore singolarissimo della Città di Ascoli nella Marca e d’ogni suo divoto contro il flagello del Terremoto. Ascoli Piceno ca. 1840 Broadsheet (213x140 mm). Excellent copy, a minor loss to the upper margin. A very rare example of poem celebrating St. Emidius, traditionally invoked against earthquakes and Patron Saint of Ascoli, city situated in an area of high seismic risk in Marche region. On verso is printed another sonnet ‘in onore di S. Emidio’. € 60
Liste des tremblements de terre ressentis en Europe, et dans les parties adjacentes de l’Afrique et de l’Asie, pendant l’année 1843… Paris Imprimerie de Bachelier 1844]. 258x207 mm. 11 pp. Unbound, a minor wear to gutter of first leaf. A very good copy, leaves rather toned, spotting throughout. Browned the upper margin of the first and the last page. A bit soiling to outer blank margin. Professor of mathematics at Dijon and Director of the municipal observatory. “Between 1843 and1860 Perrey published twenty-six catalogues of historical earthquakes for the major... € 55
