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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..... 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
New York: Baker & Scribner, 1849. 8vo. 190 x 120 mm., [7 ½ x 4 ¾ inches]. 103 pp., plus 4pp. ads. Original pictorial boards highlighted in black, red and blue watercolor; boards soiled, joints cracked, spine chipped, yet intact; cheap paper stock toned brown. With faults an unusual binding..... 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..... More
