Author: BARBERINO, ANDREA DA (CA. 1370 – 1431)
Title: Guerino detto il Meschino : nel quale si tratta, come trouo suo padre, & sua madre, in la citta di Durazzo in Prigione. Et diuerse vittorie hauute contra Turchi
Description: In Venetia. 1647. A. S. Luca. Prezzo i Milochi 1647. 1st Edition in this form. A rare and unique title. finely bound in modern speckled calf-backed. marbled boards. Gilt-blocked titles to spine. with raised bands. New endpapers. All edges red. Varying degress of tanning internally as with age. with some pages particularly bright and clean. Tape repairs to the title and pages 1 to 5 - text unaffected. Minor instance of worming evident in the margins of pages 10 & 11 - text unaffected. Previous owner's initials facing title page. Small pen annotation under printer's device on title page. Considering the age of this book. it remains particularly well-preserved overall. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 268 pages; A rare 17th century copy of the classic Italian prose chivalric romance. Physical description: 268. [21]p. 15cm. Printer's device and decorative borders on title page. Head- and tail-pieces. Historiated initials. Signatures: A - Z - LL3. Subjects: Italian literature -- 17th century -- Romances. Italian -- Italian imprints -- Early works to 1800.Weight in Kg appr.:

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