Petrarca Le rime Venedig 1756 2 vol

PETRARCA (2), Le rime. I-II. Venedig, A. Zatta, 1756.

4:o (275x200 mm). xvi, lxxx, 557, xiv (should be xvi), 615 pp.
With engraved frontispiece, dedication leaf, 2 engraved plates, 120 engraved vignettes and several initials, engraved printer´s device on titles.

19th century full calf bindings, 1 cover detached, worn and rubbed, some damages and stains, gilt spines with red labels. Antiquarian note to flyleaf. Text only with slight foxing, on large paper. 2 volumes.

Brunet IV, 554: "Cette édition était la plus belle et l´une des meilleures que l´on eût alors de ce poëte".
Engravings after illustrations by Gaetano Zompini.

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