335
PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778); VENUTI, Ridolfino (1705-1763). Accurata e succinta descrizione topografica e istorica di Roma moderna. Rome: Barbiellini, 1766.
First edition of this elegant guide to Rome, complete with 54 plates, more than thirty of which were made by a young Piranesi, showing the most evocative places, fountains and palaces of late Baroque Rome.
2 vols, 4to, (291 x 225). 54 engraved plates, vignettes to title pages, engraved initials, headpieces and tail-pieces (some light browning). Contemporary binding with vellum spine, marbled boards (some wear). Provenance: John Richard Humpidge Moorman (1905-1989) ex libris to endpapers. (2)
2 vols, 4to, (291 x 225). 54 engraved plates, vignettes to title pages, engraved initials, headpieces and tail-pieces (some light browning). Contemporary binding with vellum spine, marbled boards (some wear). Provenance: John Richard Humpidge Moorman (1905-1989) ex libris to endpapers. (2)
ESTIMATE € 1,000 - 1,500
LOTS
93
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). Il Decameron. Venice: Alessandro Vecchi, 1597.
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). Il Decameron. Venice: Alessandro Vecchi, 1597.
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
92
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). Le Decameron. Paris: Estienne Roffet, 1548.
BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). Le Decameron. Paris: Estienne Roffet, 1548.
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200
88
ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1533). Orlando furioso. Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1772-73.
ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1533). Orlando furioso. Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1772-73.
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
87
ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1533). Orlando furioso [WITH:] Opere. Venice: Orlandini, 1730.
ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1533). Orlando furioso [WITH:] Opere. Venice: Orlandini, 1730.
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
86
ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1534). Orlando furioso. Venice: Gabriel Giolito Ferrari, 1552.
ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1534). Orlando furioso. Venice: Gabriel Giolito Ferrari, 1552.
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
