Giraffi, Alessandro (fl. circa 1647) An Exact Historie
Giraffi, Alessandro (fl. circa 1647)
An Exact Historie of the Late Revolutions in Naples; and of their Monstrous Successes, not to be Parallel'd by any Ancient or Modern History. London: Printed for R. Lowndes, 1650.Small octavo, lacking frontispiece, A-I8, K4, translated by James Howell; [bound with] Howell's translation of Giraffi's The Second Part of Massaniello, his Body Taken out of the Town-ditch, and Solemnly Buried, London: Printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1652; A2-8, B-N8, O4; in later boards, rebacked, first title and last leaf of second title mounted, 5 1/4 x 3 in.; [together with] Joseph Addison's (1672-1719) Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, London: for Jacob Tonson, 1705; first edition, [pi]2, A4, B-Z8, Aa-Mm8; with engraved vignettes of ancient medals in the text, bound in contemporary speckled calf, spine tooled in gilt, front joint cracked, contents clean, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (2)Wing G-785a; Wing H-3113; ESTC T74575. (2)
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Giraffi, Alessandro (fl. circa 1647)
An Exact Historie of the Late Revolutions in Naples; and of their Monstrous Successes, not to be Parallel'd by any Ancient or Modern History. London: Printed for R. Lowndes, 1650.Small octavo, lacking frontispiece, A-I8, K4, translated by James Howell; [bound with] Howell's translation of Giraffi's The Second Part of Massaniello, his Body Taken out of the Town-ditch, and Solemnly Buried, London: Printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1652; A2-8, B-N8, O4; in later boards, rebacked, first title and last leaf of second title mounted, 5 1/4 x 3 in.; [together with] Joseph Addison's (1672-1719) Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, London: for Jacob Tonson, 1705; first edition, [pi]2, A4, B-Z8, Aa-Mm8; with engraved vignettes of ancient medals in the text, bound in contemporary speckled calf, spine tooled in gilt, front joint cracked, contents clean, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (2)Wing G-785a; Wing H-3113; ESTC T74575. (2)
