(1616). DU THAOUM (Louys). LE TREMBLE-TERRE where are contai - Lot 432

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(1616). DU THAOUM (Louys). LE TREMBLE-TERRE where are contai - Lot 432
(1616). DU THAOUM (Louys). LE TREMBLE-TERRE where are contained its signs, causes, remedies and effects. Bordeaux, Gilbert Vernoy, 1616. In-8, [8]-250 pages, velin souple (contemporary binding). Title printed in an attractive framed decoration. Unique edition of this singular work on the origin of earthquakes, one of the earliest on the subject. The author studies earthquakes that have occurred since Antiquity, their signs and omens: "If after great rains comes a great drought, we must fear a very imminent tremor". A few spots in the margins of the first endpaper and title page, otherwise a fine copy. Stamp of the Bibliothèque Impériale and 2 others illegible. Very rare.
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