Il Cesare
By Orlando Pescetti
First Edition of a work which could have inspired Shakespeare for his tragedy Julius Caesar. Antique leather binding (XVIII Century) with red and gold letters on the spine. In 4° (20,6 x 14). Pp. (4), 150, (1 p. white). Ex libris Sir Alexander Wood, a former british Governor of Malta. This is the most famous work of this teacher and poet, who lived in Verona but originated from Tuscany. He may have met Florio in Venice or Verona. Tiraboschi in his "Storia della Letteratura italiana" (VII, p. III, p. 153) greatly praised Pescetti. We are putting it on sale with a second book: Alexander Boecker, New York 1913, titled "A probable Italian source of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" also a rare and sought after book. The author try to demonstrate that this book by Pescetti was one of the several sources used by W. Shakespeare for his book. Also this second book has an ex libris. N.B. We are selling the two books together
Published by: Girolamo Discepolo Verona, 1594
Vendor: Lascar Publishing Ltd.
By Orlando Pescetti
First Edition of a work which could have inspired Shakespeare for his tragedy Julius Caesar. Antique leather binding (XVIII Century) with red and gold letters on the spine. In 4° (20,6 x 14). Pp. (4), 150, (1 p. white). Ex libris Sir Alexander Wood, a former british Governor of Malta. This is the most famous work of this teacher and poet, who lived in Verona but originated from Tuscany. He may have met Florio in Venice or Verona. Tiraboschi in his "Storia della Letteratura italiana" (VII, p. III, p. 153) greatly praised Pescetti. We are putting it on sale with a second book: Alexander Boecker, New York 1913, titled "A probable Italian source of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" also a rare and sought after book. The author try to demonstrate that this book by Pescetti was one of the several sources used by W. Shakespeare for his book. Also this second book has an ex libris. N.B. We are selling the two books together
Published by: Girolamo Discepolo Verona, 1594
Vendor: Lascar Publishing Ltd.
