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[ITALY]. DONATI, VITALINO. Essai sur l'histoire naturelle de la mer Adriatique... traduit de l'Italien. The Hague: 1758 . 4to, 279 x 220mm., contemporary French figured calf, spine gilt but worn, extremities rubbed, some light soiling to margins of contents. First edition in French. Title in red and black, 11 hand-colored engraved plates. Cf. Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1500. KKM/HSNY, bookplate -- ARDUINO, PIETRO. Animadversionum botanicarum specimen [...specimen alterum]. Padua [I] and Venice [II]: 1759-1764. 2 parts in one volume, 4to, 235 x 152mm., contemporary sheep-backed boards gilt, light staining to first title, clean tear to one plate. FIRST EDITION. 32 engraved plates, 27 folding. Stafleu & Cowan TL2 159 & 160; Nissen BBI 46 -- And 3 others, 18th century, including 2 works by Allioni on Piedmont. (5)