PRATICA DI FABRICAR SCENE EMACHINE NE'TEATRI / ANLEITUNG Dekorationen und Theatermaschinen Herzustellen [Instructions for Making Scenery and Theater Machinery] von Nicola Sabbattini 1639 Translated and Edited, including the Original Text, by Prof. Dr. Willi Flemming.

FIRST THUS (Facsimile of 1639 Edition in Italian plus translation into German) 4to. hardback with decorated paper-covered boards with paper title labels to spine and upper board, in plain brown card slipcase. Facsimile of original Italian text 168pp., illustrated with diagrams and decorative initial caps. German translation pages 169 - 291pp. Pages unopened and untrimmed. Ink inscription, dated 1926, to ffep. Light foxing to untrimmed foredge. Slight tanning to spine. Slight fading and light soiling to slipcase. A VERY GOOD COPY in Good+ Slipcase.