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Credit: Sales catalogue 61: Davis & Orioli. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ITALIAN LITERATURE—continued. per Girolamo Ruscelli. Valgrisio, 1552 4to. Early 19th century blue morocco, with crowned chiffre of owner on sides. 10 three- quarter-page woodcuts, one before each of the days of the Decameron, woodcut initial letters. Some lower margins have some trifling repairs, otherwise a fine copy of a beautifully printed edition. Gamba 177. 127 Campo (Antonio) Cremona fedelissima rappresentata in disegno col suo contado et illustrata d’una breve histoire delle cose piu notabili appartenenti ad essa. mona, In casa dell’ autore, 1585 Folio. Old calf, rebacked with morocco. graved title, portrait of the author and of Philip II. of Spain, to whom the book is dedicated, allegorical plate of the town of Cremona, en- by Cerraca, plans of the town, etc. Fine copy, save for some slight stains, of a very rare book, remark- = able prints, typography and illustration. ‘ 128 Carlo (Pietro, da Barletta) L’Unico Triompho di M. Pietro Carlo da Barletta a la illustrissima...Duchessa d’Hadria Hisabella Spinella Sua Signora. Padua, Bern. Bindoni, 1548 £1 10s 8vo. Unbound. Device on title and last leaf. Extremely rare poem. we ’ : 129 Del Re (Ant.) Dell’ antichita Tibustine. Rome, G. Mascardi, 1611 10s 6d 4to. Limp vellum. A rare early account of the Villa d’Este and remains of early Roman villas. 2 Some stains. ary : 7 130 Faunus (L.) De antiquitatibus urbis Romez. Venice, M. Tramezini, 1549 10s 6d 8vo. Limp vellum. Printer’s device. An early guide to Roman antiquities. : 131 Josephus. Giosefo ne qual si tratta delle guerre de Giudei. Venice, et Piero Ravano, 1535 7s 6d 8vo. Calf, broken. Woodcut border to title- page. 132 Opera nova di un villano Tavoratore nominato Grillo il quale volse diventar Medico. Venice, Domenica Louisa [circa 1650] 10s 6d 8vo. Boards. Many rare woodcuts. A rare popular poem about a peasant who passed as a doctor. : 5 ‘ 133 Parabosco (G.) Comedie. Venice, G. Giolito de’ Ferrari, 1560 £1 10s 12mo. Old vellum. Each of the 6 plays, except the first, has a separate title-page and pagination. Some slight stains and few old underlinings. 134 Paruta (P.) Historia Vinetiana diversa in due parti. Venice, Dom. Nicotini, 1605 10s 6d: 4to. Calf, broken. 135 Pasqualigo (Luigi) Il Fedele Comedia. Venice, Francesco Ziletti, 1589 £1 1s 12mo. Italian fancy paper. A rare comedy of Shakespearean interest. : : ; 136 Petrarca (I.) Soretti Canzoni et Triomphi di M. Francesco Petrarce. Venice, Pietro and Gionmaria Fratelli de Sabbio, 1549 £1 1s 4to. Old vellum. Woodcut title-page, woodcut to each of the triumphs and a fine series of initial letters. One of the many beautiful 16th century Venetian/editions of Petrarch. 137 Poliziano (Angelo) Stanze....cominciate per la Giostra del Magnifico Giuliano de Medici. Venice, Nicolo d’Aristotele detto: Zopino, 1537 £3 3s, 8vo. Old half vellum. Woodcut border to title- page, pYinter’s device and charming full-page woodcut to the play ‘‘ Orphes.’’ Rare, as are all early editions of Politian. 138 Sarpi (Fra Paolo) Discorso dell’ origine forma leggi ed uso nell ’ufficio dell’ In- quisitione nella citta e dominio di Venetia. Geneva, P. Aabat, 1639 15s: 4to. Old calf, worn. A rare work on the In- quisition in Venice by Fra Paolo Sarpi, theologian to the republic of Venice. Troia peramor di Helena Greca...con altre historic da diversi Auttori descritte. Verona, Gio. Battista et Fratelli Merli. S.l. [circa 1650] £1 5s 8vo. Polished calf. Woodcut on title-page and at the beginning of each of the 20 cantos. A rare anonymous Italian romance based on the Iliad and Aeneid. Fine copy. 140 Valerini (Adriano, da Verona) Afrodite Nova Tragedia. All’ Illmo. Signore il Conte Paolo Canossa. Verona, Seb. & Giov. dalle Donne, 1578 £2 2s 8vo. Old vellum. Device on title and full-page portrait of author on verso. Of the utmost rarity. 141 Venuti (R.) Accurata e succincta des- crizione topographica delle antichita di Roma. Rome, P. Montagnini-Mirabili, 1803 15s 2 vols, 4to. Vellum. Plan and charming en- gravings of Roman antiquities after Piranesi. JESUITS. 142 Ribadenera (P.) Vita del P. Ignatio Loyola. Venice, Gioliti, 1587 £1 10s 8vo. Vellum. The first life of Loyola translated from the Spanish by Gio. Giolito. There are several passages referring to Jesuit Missionaries in America. 143 Sanadon (Noel Etienne, Soc. Jes.) Caruunimi libri quatuor. Paris, J. Barbou, 1754 7s 6d 8vo. Old calf. Mostly Latin poems and transla- tions on various themes. He is particularly fond of cats. At the end are one or two French poems, including Joachim du Bellay’s well-known epi- taph on his little dog Peloton. LAW. 144 Burmana (Stephabus) Mare Belli Angli- cani injustissime Belgis illati. Helena, S.l.n. [Holland], 1652 15s 4to. Red morocco. An attack on England for alleged violations of international law at sea. 145 Fortescue (Sir John, Lord Chief Justice to K. Henry VI.) De Laudibus Legum Angliae. Hereto are joined the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham, Lord Chief Justice to K. Edward I., commonly called Hengham Magna and Hengham Parva. Never before publisht. London, For the Companie of Stationers, 1616 £1 1s Printed in 8vo. Old calf, spine damaged. |! English (Black Letter) and Latin in parallel columns. §.T.C. 111197. 3 copies. Interesting book.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33156840_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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