Manzini, Carlo Antonio. The eyeglass to the eye.... Lot 137

Manzini, Carlo Antonio. The eyeglass to the eye. Dioptrica pratica. Bologna, heirs of Benacci, 1660. In 4° (213 x 148 mm);[14], 268, [4] pages.Xylographic vignette depicting a telescope with an eye on the title page (missing portrait, one fascicle almost detached, other minor defects.) Coeval binding in mute hardback with manuscript title on smooth spine (some spotting). First and only edition in copy that contains some corrections likely by the author as in the case of copies preserved in Bologna and Zurich. On the last page is the autograph signature of the inquisitor friarGuglielmo da Cremona. Famous publication of practical dioptrics that also covers "the practical rules of making spectacles to all views, and telescopes to observe the planets."