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ARETINO, Pietro (1492-1556). Del primo [sesto] libro de le lettere. Paris: M. Lemaitre, 1609. 6 volumes in 3, 8°. Medallion portrait of Aretino on titles (lacks index of vol. II, also 4 leaves of index in vol.III, never bound in, a little occasional light browning). Contemporary vellum (lacks ties, spines darkened). FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of Aretino's Letters. Gamba 1207.

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ARETINO, Pietro (1492-1556). Del primo [sesto] libro de le lettere. Paris: M. Lemaitre, 1609. 6 volumes in 3, 8°. Medallion portrait of Aretino on titles (lacks index of vol. II, also 4 leaves of index in vol.III, never bound in, a little occasional light browning). Contemporary vellum (lacks ties, spines darkened). FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of Aretino's Letters. Gamba 1207.

BORGHINI, Raffaello (1537-1588). Il riposo. Siena: Pazzini Carli, 1787. 3 volumes, 8°. Engraved titles (occasional very light foxing). Contemporary half vellum (spines somewhat soiled). Gamba 242 (note). (3)
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