Bacci, Del Tevere, Venice, 1576, later vellum, Crahan copy

Bacci, Andrea. Del Tevere di m. Andrea Bacci medico et filosofo libri tre, ne' quali si tratta della natura, & bontà dell'acque, & specialmente del Tevere, & dell'acque antiche di Roma, del Nilo, del Pò, dell'Arno, & d'altri fonti, & fiumi del mondo. Dell'uso dell'acque, & del bevere in fresco, con nevi, con ghiaccio, et con salnitro. Delle inondationi, & de' rimedii, che gli antichi romani fecero, & che hoggidì si possan fare in questa, & in ogni altra inondatione. Venice: [Aldo II Manuzio], 1576

Bacci's vast survey of baths and hot springs across Europe and beyond, discussing the geological origins of water and springs as well as their medical properties for both internal and external use, was first printed by Valgrisi in 1571.

4to (221 x 150 mm). Roman and italic type, 28 lines plus headline. collation: [-[[⁴ A-Z⁴ Aa-Qq⁴: 164 leaves. Printer's device on title-page, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, and initials. (Light foxing and browning, small library stamp on title page, short tear to final blank.)

binding: Later vellum over boards (227 x 162 mm), spine gilt with morocco lettering pieces, manuscript lettering along lower edge of text block. (Lightly worn, corners bumped, morocco labels chipped.)

provenance: (Wilhelm) Theodor von Renz (ownership stamp) — Marcus and Elizabeth Crahan (bookplate; their sale, Replica Shoes Parke Bernet, 9-10 October 1984, lot 15). acquisition: Purchased from Heritage Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1993. references: UCLA 889; Edit16 3827; Renouard 222/3