Cardano, Gerolamo / Hieronymus Cardanus

Hieronymi Cardani Arcana Politica Sive de Prudentia civili. Liber singularis

Leiden: Elzevir; Elzerviriana, 1635. Hardcover. 12mo (4.75 x 2.5 inches), period vellum, very good crisp copy, ilght wear to fore-edge of front board, contents very good to fine, old inscriptions on flyleaf, small stain to upper margin of first few leaves (flyleaf, title page, etc.), contents otherwise bright and unmarked. (4) 608 pp, engraved pictorial title page. First published in 1627, this was one of the non-mathematical or scientific works by the 15-16th C. polymath and pioneer in probability theory, and deals more with issues of comportment, behavior in civil society, political philosophy, etc. In Latin. Very Good. Item #H21046

Price: $225.00