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Fulingo: Tipografia Tomassini, 1843. Small 8vo. 170 x 120 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches). Original printed wrappers; spine discolored, otherwise sound and not unattractive. Rare pamphlet, published in the provincial city of Foligno near Assisi and Perugia, that advocates for the establishment of a public libraries. The pamphlet is..... More
Venizia: Presso Antonio Savioli, 1775. 8vo. 200 x 140 mm., [7 ¾ x 5 ¼ inches]. 107 [1] pp. Contemporary paste-paper boards; binding soiled, title in ink on spine, text block lightly foxed throughout. First edition, followed by a Verona edition, with addition, printed in 1798. A select bibliography, listing..... More
Paris: Presso Gov. Gabriello Cressonnier, Librajo, 1774. 2 volumes. 8vo. 200 x 120 mm., (8 x 5 inches), [2] vi, xxvi, [2] 378 pp.; [4], 346 pp., with both half-titles. Illustrated with title-page vignettes and headpieces. Contemporary tan calf spine, marbled paper boards; some scuffing to the calf; insignia skillfully..... More
Milano: De Agostini for Biblioteca Ambrosiana, 2012. 8vo. 210 x 210 mm., [8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches]. 47 pp. Illustrated with color reproductions. Pictorial wrappers.History of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, beginning with its founding in the high Renaissance down to the 20th century. Well documented overview of the library's collections..... More
Siena: Biblioteca Comunale, 2006. 8vo. 240 x 170 mm., [9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches]. 64 pp. Illustrated with color photographs and diagrams. Decorative wrappers in an antique style. History of the reconstruction of the Public Library of Siena, a public works project that incorporated Renaissance buildings and the use..... More
