METASTASIO, Pietro. Opera. Paris: 1780-82. 12 vols., 4°, engraved portrait frontispiece after Steiner, engraved plates after Cipriani, Cochin, Martini, Moreau and Picart (some spotting of plates, slightly affected by damp), contemporary red calf, gilt-ruled and roll-toll borders, flat gilt spines with green morocco labels and repeated urn motif. Provenance: Gaetano e Carlo Giorgi (bookplate). FIRST COMPLETE EDITION. LARGE PAPER COPY. Brunet III, 1676; Cohen/de Ricci 706; Gamba 2352. (12)

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METASTASIO, Pietro. Opera. Paris: 1780-82. 12 vols., 4°, engraved portrait frontispiece after Steiner, engraved plates after Cipriani, Cochin, Martini, Moreau and Picart (some spotting of plates, slightly affected by damp), contemporary red calf, gilt-ruled and roll-toll borders, flat gilt spines with green morocco labels and repeated urn motif. Provenance: Gaetano e Carlo Giorgi (bookplate). FIRST COMPLETE EDITION. LARGE PAPER COPY. Brunet III, 1676; Cohen/de Ricci 706; Gamba 2352.
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