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NAPLES 2500: History of a city and its territory | Part II

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Fisiognomica

Giovanni Battista Della Porta

On the physiognomy of man [...] six books, 1610

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Naples, Giovanni Giacomo Carlino & Costantino Vitale, 1610. On 2°. Copper-engraved coat of arms on the title page and framed portrait of the author on the verso with examples of human/animal physiognomies, portrait of the dedicatee on f3, numerous copper engravings in the text, slight browning and foxing, some woodworms, contemporary hard parchment binding, some restorations and defects. Beige hardboard slipcase. Paper bookplate on the inside cover.

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First Italian edition of Della Porta's famous work.

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