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MANILLI, Giacomo (17th century). Villa Borghese fuori di Porta Pinciana. Rome: Grignani, 1650.
Scarce original edition of this work entirely dedicated to Villa Borghese, of which the author was the guardian. Among the Villa's treasures listed are works by Caravaggio, Titian and Veronese8vo, (176 x 116 mm). Full-page plate in the text depicting Hercules and Genius with the arms of the dedicatee, Giovanni Battista Borghese, 1 folding map illustrating the Villa, woodcut initials (wormhole to the first leaves touching the text, the first blank is missing, light foxing). Full contemporary vellum binding, with star drawings on the boards (some wear). Provenance: jocular old note to the endpapers: Procacci e il cognome del mio sviscerato amico. (1)
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
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ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200