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CAUDINE FORKS -- [DANIELE, D. Francesco]. Le forche Caudine illustrate. Caserta: Giuseppe Campo, 1778.
2° (600 x 427mm). Engraved title with a vignette and 5 double-page plates by F. Progeni and C. Pignatari after D. de Laurentiis. (Slight worming in the top inner margins of the last two plates just touches engraved area, top fore-margins very lightly waterstained, title and following leaf lightly stained.) Modern boards.
FIRST EDITION of this splendid and rare work of which Cicognara 3995 says "impressa con ogni lusso, ed eleganza tipografica, e pregiatissima pel merito della dotta esposizione".
2° (600 x 427mm). Engraved title with a vignette and 5 double-page plates by F. Progeni and C. Pignatari after D. de Laurentiis. (Slight worming in the top inner margins of the last two plates just touches engraved area, top fore-margins very lightly waterstained, title and following leaf lightly stained.) Modern boards.
FIRST EDITION of this splendid and rare work of which Cicognara 3995 says "impressa con ogni lusso, ed eleganza tipografica, e pregiatissima pel merito della dotta esposizione".