Venezia: Appresso Modesto Fenzo, 1782. 8vo. 152 x 108 mm., (6 x 4 ¼ inches). [ii], xxiv, 244 pp. Bound in contemporary paste paper board, paper spine; soiled and showing some wear, but an attractive copy. First edition. This rare novel by Casanova was based on the original publication of..... More
Florence: All' Insegna del Centauro, 1740-1764 & 1767-1768. First Series, 27 volumes of 29. 4to. Each annual volume consists of 52 numbers, printed in 8-page issues. Volumes 1-25 bound in publisher’s boards; vols 28-29 bound in contemporary half vellum with morocco labels, marbled boards. Missing volumes 26 & 27. Some..... More
Firenze: Grazioli, 1791. Small 4to. 175 x 125 mm (7 x 4 ¾ inches). 99 pp. Illustrated with a hand colored engraving designed by Giuseppe Piattoli and engraved by Vascellini. Later decorated paste paper boards. Very good copy. Rare first edition. Very attractive copy of Rastrelli’s poem that satirizes a century’s..... More
Venitia: appresso Pietro de I Franceschi, & Nepoti, 1574. 4to. [12], 327 [i.e. 330], [58] pp. Illustrated with title-page vignettes on both title leaves and 46 three-part woodcuts, one at the opening of each Canto. Contemporary vellum, leather spine label, marbled edges; small tear to margin of p. [12] of..... More
