Vittadini (Carlo): Descrizione dei Funghi Mangerecci più Communi dell'Italia, Milan, Felice Rusconi, 1835, 2 vols., folio, 44 hand-coloured lithographed plates, presentation binding of contemporary embossed green morocco, elaborately ruled and tooled in gilt and blind, greek key pattern border in gilt surrounding two panels ruled and rolled in blind, upper covers with centrally-placed gilt initial 'R' within a laurel wreath surmounted by a crown, the Imperial eagle on lower covers, green watered silk doublures and gilt inner dentelles (some corners slightly rubbed, spines faded). [Nissen BBI 2071] (2)

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Vittadini (Carlo): Descrizione dei Funghi Mangerecci più Communi dell'Italia, Milan, Felice Rusconi, 1835, 2 vols., folio, 44 hand-coloured lithographed plates, presentation binding of contemporary embossed green morocco, elaborately ruled and tooled in gilt and blind, greek key pattern border in gilt surrounding two panels ruled and rolled in blind, upper covers with centrally-placed gilt initial 'R' within a laurel wreath surmounted by a crown, the Imperial eagle on lower covers, green watered silk doublures and gilt inner dentelles (some corners slightly rubbed, spines faded). [Nissen BBI 2071] (2)

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The book is dedicated to the Archduke Rainer, Viceroy of Lombardy-Venitia, and this is assumed to be his specially bound copy.

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