Italy.- [Dallington (Sir Robert)] A Survey of the Great

Italy.- [Dallington (Sir Robert)] A Survey of the Great Dukes State of Tuscany. A Survey of the Great Dukes State of Tuscany, first edition, first issue, woodcut ornament on title, woodcut initials and headpiece, light toning to title, some light damp-staining to upper corner, 1 short closed marginal tear, modern antique-style calf, [STC 6200], sm. 4to, for Edward Blount, 1605.

⁂ Scarce. Darlington's part travelogue, part guide-book was also a searing critique of the Medici regime. It concludes with the punning motto "qui sub Medici vivit, misere vivit".