Bidspirit auction | Dalla Porta, Giovanni Battista

Dalla Porta, Giovanni Battista - Dalla Porta, Giovanni Battista - Of the physiognomy of man by Mr. Gio. Battista Dalla Porta Neapolitan six books, 1627. Padua, for Pietro Paolo Tozzi, 1627. In 8°. Full parchment binding. Smooth spine with a label bearing the author and title in gold. Sprayed edges in red. Engraved vignette on the title page. The volume is accompanied by engravings within the text. Engraved initials. Missing 4 leaves in fascicle M (with a pagination error within the fascicle). Light browning, marginal tears, woodworms and slight stains. It also contains the following works with their own frontispieces: Natural physiognomy of Monsignor Giovanni Ingegneri, 1626. Physiognomy of Polemon translated from Greek into Latin, 1626. Of the celestial physiognomy of Gio. Battista della Porta napolitano, 1627 with portrait depicting Gio. Battista della Porta napolitano on c. +6v and engravings within the text.