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[CURIOSA] MORELLI, Giovanni Battista (XVIII century). Il trionfo del tressette. Poema eroico-giocoso d'un patrizio veneto. Venice: Albrizzi, 1756.
An amusing heroic-comic poem in five cantos centred on the rules and unfolding of a game of tresette. Dedicated to the frequenters of the coffee shop in San Felice, in the work, in addition to references to the city of Venice, there are several references to the consumption of coffee, very fashionable in 18th century Venice. Scarce work to be found at auction (only one passage on RBH)
4to, (260 x 185mm). Copper-engraved allegorical vignette of Venice on the title page and numerous engraved vignettes depicting views of the city, headpieces and tail-pieces in the text. Contemporary carta rustica contained within a contemporary leather folder with the boards framed in gilt. (1)
4to, (260 x 185mm). Copper-engraved allegorical vignette of Venice on the title page and numerous engraved vignettes depicting views of the city, headpieces and tail-pieces in the text. Contemporary carta rustica contained within a contemporary leather folder with the boards framed in gilt. (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