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PASSI, Giuseppe (1569-1620). La monstruosa fucina delle sordidezze de gl huomini. Venice: Somasco, 1603.
First edition dedicated to Vincenzo Gonzaga Duke of Mantua of this satirical work collecting anecdotes on the scurrilita and vices of thieves, gluttons, slothful, effeminate, whoremongers, buffoons, etc. Also included is the continuation.
4to, (200 x 140mm). Printer's device to title page, woodcut initials and vignettes. Contemporary vellum binding. Provenance: 'Lalii Mornici I. V. D.' antique provenance signature on endpapers [IN LOT WITH:] PASSI, Giuseppe. Continuatione della Monstruosa fucina delle sordidezze de gl'huomini. Venice: Pulciani, Deuchino, 1609. 4to (190 x 145mm) Printer's device to title page, woodcut initials and vignettes (light foxing). Contemporary vellum binding, handwritten title to spine. Provenance: antique ownership inscriptions to title page and endpapers. (1)
4to, (200 x 140mm). Printer's device to title page, woodcut initials and vignettes. Contemporary vellum binding. Provenance: 'Lalii Mornici I. V. D.' antique provenance signature on endpapers [IN LOT WITH:] PASSI, Giuseppe. Continuatione della Monstruosa fucina delle sordidezze de gl'huomini. Venice: Pulciani, Deuchino, 1609. 4to (190 x 145mm) Printer's device to title page, woodcut initials and vignettes (light foxing). Contemporary vellum binding, handwritten title to spine. Provenance: antique ownership inscriptions to title page and endpapers. (1)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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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
