PETRARCA, FRANCESCO. 1304-1374.
Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo. Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553.
Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo. Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553.
2 parts in one volume. 4to (208 x 149 mm). Titles within woodcut historiated border incorporating portraits of Petrarca and Laura; 6 woodcut illustrations in the Trionfi large woodcut initials. Late 19th century calf, joints cracked, upper cover detached. Text trimmed closely. Provenance: Early ink stamp on title; large 19th century bookplate; purchased from William Salloch.
Later edition of Gesualdo's commentary printed by on of the most influential Italian printers of the mid-16th century. Adams P-820; Mortimer Italian 377.
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Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo. Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553.
Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo. Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553.
2 parts in one volume. 4to (208 x 149 mm). Titles within woodcut historiated border incorporating portraits of Petrarca and Laura; 6 woodcut illustrations in the Trionfi large woodcut initials. Late 19th century calf, joints cracked, upper cover detached. Text trimmed closely. Provenance: Early ink stamp on title; large 19th century bookplate; purchased from William Salloch.
Later edition of Gesualdo's commentary printed by on of the most influential Italian printers of the mid-16th century. Adams P-820; Mortimer Italian 377.