Rocca (Giovanni Antonio) Theses philosophicae ex Academia Parmensi… FIRST and ONLY EDITION, includes errata, allegorical engraved frontispiece by Giovanni Battista Coriolano featuring the arms of the dedicatee the Duke Alfonso d’Este, pages ruled in black throughout, woodcut historiated initials, several pages misbound, trace of repair at gutter of first leaves, some tears, ink faded in places, occasional spotting, new endpapers, later vellum over boards, ink title to spine, [IT\ICCU\UBOE\003672; not in Riccardi], 4to, Odoardo Fornovo & Tommaso Viviano, Parma, 1627. ***  Dissertation of the Italian philosopher and mathematician Rocca (1607–1656) and his only printed work. Very rare (1 copy recorded in Italy, none in the US). No copies previously sold.