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Ravenna: Longo Editore, [1977]. Including Baretti's long lost theatical productions, Chisciotte in Venezia; La Filippa trionfant; intermezzo musicali; and his Fetonte sulle rive de Po, and La Voix de la Discorde, ou la Bataille des Violons. 8vo. 116 [2] pp. Original printed wrappers.Most famous for his association with Samuel Johnson, his..... More
New York: John A. Gray & Green, Printers, 1867. 8vo. 240 x 160 mm., [9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches]. 40 pp. Original printed wrappers, chipped at edges and a bit of the spine, lightly soiled; otherwise a good copy.Born into a family of comedic actors, Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) excelled..... More
Venice: 1772-1800. 1. Mercier, Louis Sébastien. Il Disertore. Commedia del Sig. Mercier. Tradotta dal Francese. Bologna: Stamperia di S. Tommaso d’Aquino, 1772. 8vo. 82 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. ICCU cites one copy in Bologna; NUC cites only the 1796 edition at Johns Hopkins only. Not in OCLC. 2. Albergati Capacelli..... More
New York, New York Review of Books, 2014. Small 8vo. 202 x 125 mm., [8 x 5 inches]. 111 pp., plus 7 pp. ads. Pictorial wrappers. First edition of this translation. "Alberto Moravia's classic, startling portrait of innocence lost was written in 1942 but rejected by Fascist censors and not..... More
