Narcissus ad fontem; : videlicet homo sub illius specie adumbratus, in insitae miseriae speculo ad unguem sese explorans. Opus per singulos personarum status digestum; moralium documentorum sublimitate, conceptuum praedicabilium delectu, eruditionum ubertate quàm inclytissimum; in duas partes divisum,

2 parts in 1 volume : 23 cm (4to) Translation, by Lodovico Voltolini, of: Narciso al fonte, first printed in Palermo, 1665-1668 Part 2 includes references to Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vesupucci's voyages to the Americas on page 182, Ferdiand Magellan's circumnavigation of the world on page 185, exploration of Arctic and Anarctic on page 186, and Spanish colonies in Mexico with the rare botanicals found there on pages 196-197 Pagination: volume 1: [16], 236 pages; volume 2: [6], 165, 155-240, [2] pages Signatures: volume 1: pi1 (pi1 recto blank) A⁴ (-A4) (A1 verso blank) b⁴ ²A B-2F⁴ 2G²; volume 2: a⁴ (-a4) (a1 verso blank) A-2G⁴ (2G4 blank) Includes index Includes added engraved title page depicting Narcissus staring into a pool of water reading: Narcissus ad fontem Title page printed in red and black; engraved printer's ornament on title page; head and tail pieces; initials See: Verzeichnis Deutscher Drucke des 18. Jahrhunderts (VD 18), 13689584 Purchase; 19-127