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Wednesday 18 November 2020, 10:30 AM • Rome

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Pulci, Luigi

The greater Morgante, 1768

Estimate

€ 100 - 150

Sold

€ 102

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

London. [Paris, Prault], 1768. In 12th. 3 vols. Portrait of the author drawn by Giuliano and engraved by Gaucher in the front door of the first volume, chalcographic title pages engraved by Jean Michel Moreau, sporadic and light blooms, small hole in the upper white margin of R1 and R2, some pages slightly burnished, coeval binding in marbled calfskin with gold titles and phytomorphic decorations on the back, plates framed by triple gold fillet, golden cuts, slight flaws on the hinges. Signature of possession on the guard card. § Together in the lot Tasso, Torquato. Aminta fable boscareccia. Paris, Marcel Prault, 1768. In 12 °. Chalcographic title page engraved by Jean Michel Moreau, vignette engraved in copper, gap in the lower white margin of A2, some slightly burnished papers, coeval binding in calfskin with plates framed by triple fillet, title and author engraved in gold inside gusset on the back, golden cut, slight defects.