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DOLCE, Ludovico (1508-1568). I quattro libri delle osservationi. Venice: Giolito de Ferrari, 1562.
An interesting lot, comprising an edition of Dolce's work bound in arms by Doge Marco Foscarini and the first edition of the Rime di Firenzuola, edited and dedicated to Francesco Miniati by Lorenzo Scala, friend and editor of the deceased author. The volume contains 132 compositions including elegies, sonnets, burlesque rhymes and translations.
8vo, (148 x 100 mm). Printer's device to title page. Red morocco armorial binding by Marco Foscarini (1696-1763) chipping to spine. Provenance: Giulio Bernardino Tomitano, 1828 (signature to endpapers); 'from the Hamilton Palace Collection' early 20th century catalogue clipping to endpapers. [IN LOT WITH:] FIRENZUOLA Agnolo (1493-1543). The Rhymes. Florence: Bernardo Giunti, 1549. 8vo (143 x 95mm). Woodcut mark to title page and at end of volume, engraved initials. 20th century carta rustica binding. (2)
8vo, (148 x 100 mm). Printer's device to title page. Red morocco armorial binding by Marco Foscarini (1696-1763) chipping to spine. Provenance: Giulio Bernardino Tomitano, 1828 (signature to endpapers); 'from the Hamilton Palace Collection' early 20th century catalogue clipping to endpapers. [IN LOT WITH:] FIRENZUOLA Agnolo (1493-1543). The Rhymes. Florence: Bernardo Giunti, 1549. 8vo (143 x 95mm). Woodcut mark to title page and at end of volume, engraved initials. 20th century carta rustica binding. (2)
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
