Modena: Circolo Tipografico Modenese, 3 Marzo 1894. Broadside Calligraphic Manuscript.  398 x 49 mm., [15 ½ x 19 ½ inches].   Written in red and black ink, with lettering highlighted with gold and blue.  Capital letters enhanced with flourishes in red ink and with a corner piece in purple ink with..... More

Lodi: Dall Tipografia di Go. Battista Orcesi, 1823. 8vo.  220 x 140 mm., [8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches].  42, [1] pp.  Illustrated with one plate.  Bound in blue paper printed wrappers; corners a bit folded, head of spine with small split in paper; otherwise very good. In Italian agricultural..... More

Firenze: Stampata in Bologna con licenza de’Superiori et restampata in Firenze, 1592. 8vo.  145 x 95 mm.,  [5 2/4 x 4 inches].  [4] leaves. Title printed with an typographical border.   Bound in recent half red morocco over marbled paper boards, title gilt on spine.  A fine copy. Originally published in..... More

Cagliari: Nella Reale Stamperia di Cagliari, 1774. Small 8vo.  175 x 115 mm., [7 x 4 ½ inches].  51 [1] pp.  Bound in later decorative paper wrappers.  First and only edition of this dissertation on the cultivation methods that produce an abundance of wheat and the causes of famine by..... More

Milano: Coi Tipi di Luigi di Giacomo Pirola, 1840. 8vo. 215 x 135 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches].  16 pp.  Original buff colored printed wrappers, stitched as issued; corners dog eared light foxing throughout the text.  This copy shows signs of use, but sound and not unattractive. Rare..... More

Firenze: Via Panzani, 1832. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm., [8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches]. 8 pp. Later mauve colored paper wrappers. Ownership stamp of H. Gerroid. Rare pamphlet discussing recent bumper harvests of wheat and methods for the production of the healthiest and cheapest flours to produce..... More

In Milano: Presso Gaetano Motta al Malcantone, 1809. 12mo.  165 x 100 mm., [6 ½ x 4 inches].  xxiv, 336 pp.  With an illustration of a table (Tavolo per Pranzo di 30 Coperti servita a 18).  Contemporary paste paper boards.  Manuscript note on front pastedown reading “per il cuoco di..... More

Milano: Societá dei Cuochi Milanesi, 1892. Two volumes.  Large 4to.  300 x 220 mm., [11 3/3 x 8 ¾ inches].  lvi, 303 [1] pp; 363, [3] pp.  Illustrated with 64 plates with numerous images per plate.  Bound in contemporary leather backed boards; expertly repaired at the joints of both volumes..... More

In Napoli: presso Vincenzo Orsino e spese di Giuseppe Maria Porcelli, 1777. 8vo.  230 x 140 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ½ inches].  [8] ff, 130 pp. [3]ff.  Illustrated with 3 folding plates, bound upside down.  Bound in a modern paste paper board binding in the antique style; minor paper..... More

Mantova: Per l’Eredi di Alberto Pazzoni, Regio-Ducale Stampator, 1781. Large 8vo.  280 x 200 mm., [11 x 8 inches].  74 pp.  Illustrated with a large printer’s ornament on the title-page.  Bound in modern stiff, green decorated boards, new endpapers; some minor soiling to margins but otherwise a very nice copy..... More

Milano & Torino: Milano: Per Giovanni Silvestri; Torino: Tipografia Chirio e Mina, 1825. 8vo. 70, [2] pp. and 8vo. 31 pp.   I: Illustrated with 4 engraved plates. Bound in modern boards, original blue printed wrappers bound-in; some staining to the upper wrapper, some minor foxing throughout.  II:  Stitched as issued..... More

In Firenze: Nella Stamperia Moück, 1765. 8vo. 225 x 165 mm., [9 x 6 ½ inches].  [8], 237 [1 blank], [1 register] pp.  Printed on very good paper and bound in early 20th century paste paper boards.  Bookplate of Claudio Benporat.  . First edition, followed the next year with an..... More

Berlin-Schönberg: Druck, Fhöhnschnelldruck, 1938. Square 8vo.  200 x 299 mm., [8 x 8 inches].  5pp. of text followed by 20 plates of letter design and ornaments.  Original printed wrappers.  Paper stock showing some browning do to age.  Near fine copy. Second edition, Self Published by the Author.  Letter Forms and..... More