<p>Firenze Valmartina 1952. Soft Cover. 129 pages 17.5 cm. English and Italian with pref. in English.The drama of Virgil's accountt of Dido Queen of Carthage and Aeneas inspored 18th Century playwrites to adopt i t for the stage. Stock# 41242. Vg / paper; unopened</p> Valmartina paperback
Londra: Presso R. Zotti 1813. hardcover. near fine. 6 volumes. Illustrated frontispiece. 12mo full blue straight- grain morocco gilt stamped raised spines double border on covers in gilt and blind gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. Londra: Presso R. Zotti 1813. A near fine set. Presso R. Zotti unknown
Parigi Paris: Presso la Vedova Herissant 1780-1782. Full Calf. Very Good. Complete set of 12 volumes. Contemporary mottled calf spines gilt. Bindings rubbed but a sound set overall. Extra shipping charges will apply. <br/><br/> Presso la Vedova Herissant unknown
Prato: Presso Luigi Vannini. 4 operas: Strong reading copy with no markings. Front wraps with a few small chips and creases spine chipped and creased but strengthened with Japanese paper few slight worn holes on the borders of about 30pp in the middle. Light foxing on a few pages. Nice reading copy. . G-. Soft cover. 1820. Presso Luigi Vannini paperback
7 uniform bindings each containing 2 volumes 306 362 330 354 355 349 310 280 333 287 322 313 332 & 368 pages including index at rear of vol 14 each vol has contents at end illustrated with 37 plates in total Published by Pazzoni hardcover
Roma 1784 Presso Antonio Fulgoni. In Italian. Octavo 95pp. later red cloth with new paper spine. Near VG front hinge beginning to crack occasional slight spotting in text. Scarce. . hardcover
Si Trova in Parigi Presso L. Teofilo Barrois 1820. Nuova Edizione. Hard Back. Very Good. Two volumes of plays by Pietro Metastasio leather bound with marbled boards 2 volumes aimed at the grand tour market these are pocket sized books meant for those learning Italian Si Trova in Parigi Presso L. Teofilo Barrois hardcover
6 volumes. In Italian. Tomo I - xxiii 456pp. Tavola del Tomo Primo - Artaserse Adriano Dwmetrio Olimpiade Issipile Ezio Il Sogno di Scipione. Frontispiece - engraved portrait of Metastasio. Tomo II - 478 pp. Tavola del Tomo Secondo - Didone Abbandonata La Clemenza di Tito Siroe Catone in Utica Demofoonte Alessandro Nell'Indie Il Natal di Giove. Tomo III - 455 pp. Tavola - Achille in Sciro Ciro Riconosciuto Temistocle Zenobia Ipermestra Antigono Semiramide. Tomo IV - 479 pp. Tavola - L'Isola Disabitata Il Re Pastore L'Eroe Cinese Attilio Regolo Nitteti Alcide al Bivio Il Trionfo di Clelia Romolo ed Ersilia Partenope Ruggiero La Morte di Catone. Tomo V - 455 pp. Tomo VI - 456 pp. Tavola delle Arie & Tavola Generale. All volumes with engraved title page. Previous owner's bookplate on all feps. Marbled eps. Marbled edges. All volumes very clean throughout. Bound in full tan leather with gilt lettering and decoration on spines. Gilt rule and small gilt crest on boards. Vol I & II - Tops and bottoms of spines chipped and edges of spines rubbed. Vol II & V - slight insect damage rear edge and to bottom of spine. Surface of boards rubbed in a few places on most vols. Corners rubbed. Binding very sound. Overall condition VG. Parigi: Pietro Durand, 1773. hardcover
Nizza 1785 Presso la Societa Tipografica. In Italian. Hardcover. 12mo. 333pp. 381p. Full vellum with two mounted spine labels. Owner name stamp label on verso of each title page but no other ownership marks. VG plus. Excellent condition text clean no foxing binding very secure. . hardcover