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[VENIER, Sebastiano (18th century)]. Raccolta di vari componimenti poetici per l'ingresso alla dignita di Procurator di S. Marco di Sua Eccellenza Ms.r Sebastian Venier. Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1762.
4o (315 x 233 mm). 58 pages. Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece, title border by Francesco Fontebasso, text within varying historiated borders, showing putti, animals, fruit, birds etc., and vignette portraits surrounded by putti. Original Venetian pink engraved printed wrappers; quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: acquired from Bernard Quaritch, 1987.
FIRST EDITION. The vignette portraits are within oval frames, and the vignette on p.13 shows a view of Venice. The text includes poems in Italian, Latin, Greek and Venetian dialect by various authors, among them A. Cotto Franchetti, G.B. Ramenzini, A. Rieri, G. Pujati, S. Epiziano, F. Deseatide, G. Manzoni, M. Fiecco, G. Biscaccia etc. Lapiccirella 79; Morazzoni 281; Petoello 310; Soranzo 6946.
4o (315 x 233 mm). 58 pages. Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece, title border by Francesco Fontebasso, text within varying historiated borders, showing putti, animals, fruit, birds etc., and vignette portraits surrounded by putti. Original Venetian pink engraved printed wrappers; quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: acquired from Bernard Quaritch, 1987.
FIRST EDITION. The vignette portraits are within oval frames, and the vignette on p.13 shows a view of Venice. The text includes poems in Italian, Latin, Greek and Venetian dialect by various authors, among them A. Cotto Franchetti, G.B. Ramenzini, A. Rieri, G. Pujati, S. Epiziano, F. Deseatide, G. Manzoni, M. Fiecco, G. Biscaccia etc. Lapiccirella 79; Morazzoni 281; Petoello 310; Soranzo 6946.