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GUICCIARDINI, Francesco. Della istoria d'Italia. Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1738.
2 volumes, 2°. Titles in red and black with engraved vignettes. Engraved portrait of the author by J.M.Liotard after G.Ferretti, one plate, numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials by Antonio Visentin. (Very occasional browning.) French red morocco gilt BOUND FOR CHRÉTIEN-GUILLAUME DE LAMOIGNON DE MALHERBES, the flat spine in eight compartments divided by roll-tools, three with black morocco lettering-pieces, a fourth tooled with shelf mark, edges marbled and gilt (light scuffing to extremities, slight discolouration to leather of upper cover of vol.I.) Provenance: Lamoignon (booklabels, ink shelfmark, ownership stamp); Margaret Graves (inscriptions dated 1793); Michael Tomkinson (Franche Hall. Worcs., armorial bookplate).
FINE LARGE-PAPER COPY FROM A CELEBRATED LIBRARY. This is an attractive edition of Guicciardini's major work which covers the period 1492-1534 from the death of Lorenzo de Medici to the death of Clement VII. Gamba 560; Morazzoni p. 237. (2)
2 volumes, 2°. Titles in red and black with engraved vignettes. Engraved portrait of the author by J.M.Liotard after G.Ferretti, one plate, numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials by Antonio Visentin. (Very occasional browning.) French red morocco gilt BOUND FOR CHRÉTIEN-GUILLAUME DE LAMOIGNON DE MALHERBES, the flat spine in eight compartments divided by roll-tools, three with black morocco lettering-pieces, a fourth tooled with shelf mark, edges marbled and gilt (light scuffing to extremities, slight discolouration to leather of upper cover of vol.I.) Provenance: Lamoignon (booklabels, ink shelfmark, ownership stamp); Margaret Graves (inscriptions dated 1793); Michael Tomkinson (Franche Hall. Worcs., armorial bookplate).
FINE LARGE-PAPER COPY FROM A CELEBRATED LIBRARY. This is an attractive edition of Guicciardini's major work which covers the period 1492-1534 from the death of Lorenzo de Medici to the death of Clement VII. Gamba 560; Morazzoni p. 237. (2)