Information
214x150 mm
Venice, at Giacomo Sarzina, 1629. In-4°, original binding in full limp parchment (reuse of old parchment with traces of ancient drawings), handwritten title on the spine and lower edge; work in three books bound in one volume; Three title pages in black type with printer's device (Venice: crowned woman on a lion on a strip of land in the middle of the sea; in her right hand a sceptre, with her left hand throwing a ring into the sea; motto: Potens ubique merito). Woodcut initials and decorations. Dedication to Agostino Gradenigo, Patriarch of Aquileia, on the first volume, to Monsignor Flavio Quarenghi on the third. Ownership label glued to the front pastedown (ex libris Luciano Caruso). Another ancient handwritten inscription on the lower edge of the title page (ex libris Congreg.nis Oratorij Taurinen). Signs of use on the binding (writing, stains, cracks, scratches; damaged binding, crack on the spine near a nerve). Presence of small woodworm holes in the upper inside margin of many leaves; some damp stains; occasional foxing and browning. Overall, a good copy in its original binding.
Venice, at Giacomo Sarzina, 1629. In-4°, original binding in full limp parchment (reuse of old parchment with traces of ancient drawings), handwritten title on the spine and lower edge; work in three books bound in one volume; Three title pages in black type with printer's device (Venice: crowned woman on a lion on a strip of land in the middle of the sea; in her right hand a sceptre, with her left hand throwing a ring into the sea; motto: Potens ubique merito). Woodcut initials and decorations. Dedication to Agostino Gradenigo, Patriarch of Aquileia, on the first volume, to Monsignor Flavio Quarenghi on the third. Ownership label glued to the front pastedown (ex libris Luciano Caruso). Another ancient handwritten inscription on the lower edge of the title page (ex libris Congreg.nis Oratorij Taurinen). Signs of use on the binding (writing, stains, cracks, scratches; damaged binding, crack on the spine near a nerve). Presence of small woodworm holes in the upper inside margin of many leaves; some damp stains; occasional foxing and browning. Overall, a good copy in its original binding.
Specialist Notes
First edition of the Italian translation, edited by the Jesuit Girolamo Canini, of the vast corpus of letters sent by Cardinal Arnaud D'Ossat, mainly to the royal secretary Villeroi and some to King Henry IV, relating to the period 1593-1604, and especially concerning French policy in its relations with the Papacy and with various Italian states.
Luciano Caruso (1944–2002) was an Italian poet, artist, and journalist. Ancient handwritten inscriptions on the front cover, on the first free endpaper, on the upper edge of the title page, and at the end of the text (hardly legible signatures: … Campiglion).
Luciano Caruso (1944–2002) was an Italian poet, artist, and journalist. Ancient handwritten inscriptions on the front cover, on the first free endpaper, on the upper edge of the title page, and at the end of the text (hardly legible signatures: … Campiglion).
Contact
Condition report
To request a Condition Report, please contact libriestampe@finarte.it
The department will provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that what Finarte declares with respect to the state of conservation of the objects corresponds only to a qualified opinion and that we are not professional conservators or restorers.
We urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. We always suggest prospective buyers to inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition during the exhibition days as indicated in the catalog.
Suggested lots
Caricamento lotti suggeriti...
More Lots
172
Drexel, Jeremias
Aeternitatis prodromus mortis nuntius, 1645
Estimate € 80 - 150
Starting bid € 60
174
Esoterismo - Predizioni - Gioacchino da Fiore
Vaticini or Predictions of Illustrious Men, 1605
Estimate € 250 - 500
Starting bid € 250
175
