Dell'Arte Historica

Venetia [Venice]: Nicolo Pezzana, 1674. Very Good. Venetia [Venice]: Nicolo Pezzana, 1674. "In questa ultima Impressione, con ogni diligenza rivisti, e corretti." 12mo (15cm.); full contemporary speckled calf, gilt-tooled spine in four compartments, all edges speckled red; 650,[20](collated complete); added engraved title page depicting St. George slaying the dragon, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces throughout. Binding a bit scuffed at margins, small loss at spine crown, handsome ownership ex libris to front pastedown, else a Very Good, fresh and sound copy.

Attractive edition of an important work in the field of new historiography by Italian rhetorician Agostino Mascardi (1590-1640). (Inventory #: 31241)