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Hero of Alexandria (trans. Giovanni Battista Aleotti). Gli Artifitiosi et Curiosi Moti Spiritali. Ferrara: Vittorio Baldini, 1589. First edition of Aleotti’s translation of the Pneumatics, and the first edition in Italian. Engraved title page within woodcut border, woodcut head- and tailpieces, diagrams and descriptions of steam-powered devices, toys, and automata. 4to. One gathering lacking (H1—4) and bound in facsimile. Modern faux wood-grain boards, new endpapers, retains one preliminary and two terminal blanks. Spotting, light staining, soiling to edges.