Panegirico di Plinio a Traiano Volgarizzato dal padre don Gio: Agostino Lengueglia della Congreg. di Somasca
by Plinius, Caecilius Secundus [Pliny the Younger]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Venetia: Gio: Giacomo Hertz. 1686, 3rd edition. (hardcover) [title leaf], [10], 473pp. Good. 32mo. Diminutive volume, measuring 2.5" wide x 4.5" tall x 1.25" thick. Bound in full vellum; title compartments in leather to spine, lettered in gilt. Entire spine with diamond-ruled decorative pattern in gilt; gold much rubbed and faded. The binding was presumably done or, at the very least, extensively repaired in the mid-19th century given the fact that there is a bookplate on the front-pastedown dated 1867 with portions of what appears to be an original leather spine laid beneath. Vellum dust-dirtied; rubbed; circular dirtied spot at head of top cover, presumably from a long-since removed sticker. Covers stiff, somewhat splayed. All edges of textblock done in blue marbling; top edge notably dust-darkened. Marbled eps. Armorial bookplate to front-pastedown that reads "Esperance En Dieu / 1867"; common enough in antiquarian collections. Textblock surprisingly clean through; some dirtying and toning to the prelims; some dampstaining at the foot of the textblock early. Else internally clean. Text in the original Latin on the left within black-border textbox; vulgar Italian translation on the right. Title page device of a wood-cut vignette of a ship. Overall, an attractive, uncommon antiquarian copy of this text. This issue being the 3rd Edition of this work. First published in 1657 in Valenza. Second issue in 1670 in Venice..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128626
- Title
- Panegirico di Plinio a Traiano Volgarizzato dal padre don Gio: Agostino Lengueglia della Congreg. di Somasca
- Author
- Plinius, Caecilius Secundus [Pliny the Younger]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gio: Giacomo Hertz.
- Place of Publication
- Venetia
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Books, Italian, Latin, Roman History
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
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Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Vellum
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