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In Roma: Presso Monaldini Mercante di Libri, Nella Stamperia di Gio, Zempel, 1787. 8vo. 180 x 125 mm., [7 x 4 ¾ inches]. 61, [3] pp. Printed on thick paper and illustrated with an engraved title-page vignette by G. Giordano and decorative woodcut initial letters. Bound in 19th century marbled..... More
Genova: Tipografia della Gazzetta dei Tribunali, 1855. 8vo. 245 x 175 mm.; (9 ¾ x 6 ¾ inches). Contemporary leather backed marbled paper boards, title-page creased, otherwise very good. First edition, rare. The first part of Becchi’s book opens with the transcription of 91 articles of law regulating the press..... More
Venezia: Stamperia di Carlo Palese, 1794. Small folio. 240 x 192 mm. (11 x 8 inches). cxxxii pp. Illustrated with 3 engraved vignettes by Francesco Novelli. Contemporary decorated paste-paper boards, some minor wear but a very good, sound copy in an original binding. Inscribed by the author in brown ink.First..... More
Bassano, 1794. 8vo. xxi, 3, 243 pp. Late 19th century red morocco spine and tips over marbled paper boards. Beautifully printed on thick paper, with wide margins. ..... More
Londres: 1843. 8vo. 240 x 155 mm., (9 ½ x 6 ¼ inches). vi, 538 pp. Original blue diced cloth, gilt title on spine, boards embossed in decorative design in blind. Book plate of the Chatsworth Attic Sale, 5-7 October 2010. Fine copy. “The Catalogue we now offer to the..... More
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
Milano: [Branca e Dupuy]: Dalla tipogafia e libreria di Felice Busconi, 1834. 8vo. 200x 110 mm (8 x 4 inches). clvi, 211 pp. Contemporary paste paper boards, some minor staining, paper label rubbed; some minor evidence of mold to the final 15 leaves, no longer active and no real damage..... More
Milano: Co' Tipi di Giuseppe Chuisi and Co' Tipi di Luigi Nervetti, 1844. Two volumes in one. 8vo. 225 x 150 mm. (9 x 6 inches). cii, [2] pp.; 128, 2, 100 pp. Frontispiece vignette of the three Verri Bros. by Bridi after a design by Focosi. Contemporary decorated paper..... 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
In Padova: Presso Pietro Bandolese, 1790. Small 8vo. iv, 182, 2 pp. 8vo. Contemporary paper wrappers, soiled, spine reinforced at an early date; an otherwise fresh, uncut and unopened copy with large margins. Very good copy of the second edition, published the same year as the first. It is revised..... More
Roma: Appresso il Bernabo e Lazzarini, 1747. 4to. 263 x 198 mm. (10 1/4 x 8 inches). xii, 476 pp. Title-page in red and black, with an engraved bignette portraying the hall of the Capponi Library; decorative woodcut initial letter throughout. Uncut copy printed on strong paper; some scattered foxing..... More
Firenze: Tipi della Galileiana, 1845. 8vo. 232 x 152 mm. (9 x 6 inches). vii, [1], 268 pp. Bound in modern calf over marbled paper boards. Text uncut and unopened; some light foxed throughout, and one tiny wormhole affected the upper corner of pages 163-268. First edition of the Marchese..... More
Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Antinio de Sancha, 1790. 4to. 290 x 200 mm., [11 ½ x 7 ¾ inches]. [4], xl, 305 pp. Bound in contemporary full mottled calf, raised bands, red leather label on spine, marble paper pastedowns and end sheet. Fine copy printed on very good..... More
Modena: Presso la Societa'Tipografica, 1796. 8vo. 200 x 143 mm., (7 ¾ x 5 ½ inches). 36 pp. Illustrated with one folding plate. Disbound. Rare bio-bibliography of the literary historian and bibliographer, Girolomo Tiraboschi (1731-1794), whose Biblioteca Modenese, published between 1781-86 in six volumes, set a standard for future historians..... More
Bassano: Tipografia e Calcografia Sante Pozzato, 1866. 8vo. 210 x 140 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches]. [8], 292 [1] pp. Title-page in Italian and French. Original printed paper wrappers; some light soiling to wrappers, spine expertly repaired with Japanese tissue. With faults a good to very good copy..... More
(Venezia): nella Stamperia degli Stessi, 1779. (64). 4to. 245 x 190 mm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches). xii, (first leaf blank), 328 pp. 19th century cloth backed marbled paper boards; inner hinge cracked yet very sound. Bookplate of Anthony Hobson. Very good copy of a rare catalogue. First edition..... More
Milano: dall Tipografia dell'Autore, 1828. 4 volumes. 8vo. 227 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches). xvi, 332, [2] pp; 382, [2] pp. viii, 430 [2] pp. vii, [1], 304 pp. Illustrated with 34 aquatint illustrations by Angelo Biasoli, 3 genealogical tables, and illustrations in the text. Uncut copy in..... More
In Venezia ed in Milano: Michel’ Antonio Panza, 1741. Second edition revised and augmented. 4to. 16, 266 pp. Contemporary limp vellum showing some wear, with a minor repair to the lower part of the spine; some light foxing to the text. Biblioteca Italiana, the first catalogue of its kind published..... More
Roma: Libreria Nuova, ca. 1830. 12mo. 160 x 90 mm. (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches). 96 pp. Original wrappers in protective tissue jacket, part of rear wrapper missing, some minor worming and light staining to upper margin. Priced bookseller's catalogue from the firm Libreria Nuova, whose shop was on..... More
Milano: Stamperia Real, 1830. 8vo. 231 x 154 mm. (9 x 6 inches). Contemporary calf backed marbled paper boards, two engraved plates; spine rubbed, joints slightly cracked, and some light foxing but sound and not unattractive.First edition. In his Short History of Engraving and Etching, Arthur Hind writes that Giuseppe Longhi was..... More
Paris and Rome: EM Paul, L. Huard et Guillemin and I. Rossi, 1894. Two parts in one volume. 8vo. 237 x 152 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches). ii, 315, [1] pp.; [2], 308 pp. Late 19th century half vellum over decorated paper boards, edges rubbed but a sound..... More
N. p., [ca. 1780). 12mo. 170 x 105 mm., [6 ½ x 4 ¼ inches]. 14, [2] pp. Later wrappers; with markings in ink in the margins; these marginal notes in red indicate corresponding volume and pagination. An unusual survival of this publishers subscription prospectus for a seven volume work..... More
Firenze: Stamperia di Pietro Gaetano Viviani, 1761. 4to. 235 x 170 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 ¾ inches]. viii, 16 pp. Later colored paper wrappers. Book label of Tammaro De Marinis. Manni (1690-1778), a noted historian of printing and literature, was the son of a Florentine typesetter, whose interest in..... More
Cosenza: Presso Francesco Migliaccio, 1816. 8vo. 175 x 115 mm. (7 x 4 1/2 inches). 40 pp. Modern marble paper wrapper. Ownership stamp in ink on the lower corner of the title-page of the Marchese Tommasi. Only edition. Rare, short history of printing in Cosenza, a province in Calabria, south..... More
Milano: Paolo Antonio Tosi, 1838. Second edition of this standard work on the early romances and chivalric poetry written by Italian writers during the 15th and 16th centuries. It includes descriptions of 820 editions, with an extensive index of authors and titles included. This is the one of the earliest..... More
