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Davide Bertolotti

Trip to maritime Liguria, 1834

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Turin, Tipografi Eredi Botta, 1834. In 8°, 197 x 130 mm. 3 volumes, large map of Maritime Liguria present with browning and slight tears (530 x 420 mm.), marginal foxing, otherwise an excellent copy, binding in coeval half parchment and cardboard. § Carte de la Ville de Génes, 1840. Folded paper contained in cardboard case. Ex libris from the Scati Library of Casaleggio. Together in the lot the Description des beautés de Genes, Genes, Gravier, 1781 [without plates], and Les Delices de l'Italie, only volume 4, Paris, Compagnie des Libraires, 1707, with some folded plates depicting Italian cities.

Specialist Notes

I work: Original edition of this important work on Liguria, described in epistolary form in every aspect, from geography to history, from urban planning to trade, from dialects to arts and crafts. The coast is also detailed, from Monaco to Sarzana. Manno, IX, 33621; Lozzi, 2271.