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Peurbach (Georg von) Novae Theoricae Planetarum…, edited by P. Apianus, third edition, many woodcut astronomical diagrams, including 1 large to title, some scattered spotting, E8 supplied in facsimile (not featuring printer’s device to verso), ownership note and sketch of a crown and coat of arms to rear free endpaper, contemporary limp vellum featuring Hebrew script, soiled and bowed, [Adams P2274], 8vo, Nicolini da Sabbio & Melchiorre Sessa the Elder, Venice, 1537. *** Peurbach has been called the father of mathematical and observational astronomy in the West. Provenance. From the Library of the Prince Don Alberto Pio di Savoia (c. 1700). Pio di Savoia was an ancient noble Italian family, first mentioned by good authorities in the 14th century. From the house of Este they received the lordship of Carpi. In 1450 Alberto Pio obtained from the House of Savoy the privilege of adding ‘di Savoia’ to his name as a reward for his military services.