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FOSCOLO, Ugo (1778-1827). Dell'origine e dell'ufficio della letteratura. Milan: Stamperia reale, 1809.
First edition of this famous speech delivered by Foscolo on 22 January 1809 at the opening of the Eloquence Course in Pavia in the academic year 1808-09. The work was printed in only 1,300 copies and provoked widespread debate among the Romantic intellectuals and classicists of the time.
Large 8vo, (220 x 140 mm). (foxing). Contemporary binding with leather spine, gilt title on label, red edges. (1)
Large 8vo, (220 x 140 mm). (foxing). Contemporary binding with leather spine, gilt title on label, red edges. (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
