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Bona espugnata: poema del cavalier conte Vincenzio Piazza ... Coll'Allegoria estratta dal conte Marcantonio Ginanni ... e cogli Argomenti del conte Fabbrizio Monsignani ...
by Piazza, Vincenzio
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Parma: Nella stampa di corte di S.A.S., 1694. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Westerhout, Arnoldo V.; Dorigny, N.; Oddi, Mauro. 8vo. Halfbound vellum over patterned pasteboard. Title in gilt on yellow leather spine. All edges red. xvi, 303 p.p. Engraved frontispiece and author portrait by Arnoldo V. Westerhout, plus eleven [of twelve] plates by N. Dorigny N. after Mauro Oddi. Lacks plate facing Canto VI, which has been replaced with a photocopy reproduction. Small chips to lower margin of plate facing Canto II, not affecting image. Light staining to leaves. Ownership signature in pen to front pastedown. Trimmed pages, partially affecting text at top-edge. Tiny holes from bookworm to gutters of endpapers and spine. Pasteboard and vellum somewhat soiled. Light rubbing at outer-edges. Interior clean, crisp. A very good copy. Vincenzio Piazza [1670-1745] recounts the capture of the fortress of Bona [Algeria] by the Tuscan Fleet in 1607 in this dramatic narrative poem.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001965
- Title
- Bona espugnata: poema del cavalier conte Vincenzio Piazza ... Coll'Allegoria estratta dal conte Marcantonio Ginanni ... e cogli Argomenti del conte Fabbrizio Monsignani ...
- Author
- Piazza, Vincenzio
- Illustrator
- Westerhout, Arnoldo V.; Dorigny, N.; Oddi, Mauro
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Nella stampa di corte di S.A.S.
- Place of Publication
- Parma
- Date Published
- 1694
- Keywords
- Poetry, Italy, Bona, Algeria, Tuscan Fleet
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Vellum Bindings;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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- Gilt
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- Vellum
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- Soiled
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