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Svizzera - Leti, Gregorio

Historia Genevrina or both Historia of the city, and Republica of Geneva. Starting from its first foundation up to the present [...], 1686

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Amsterdam, Pietro & amp; Abraham van Someren, 1686. In 12th. 5 vol. & Nbsp; Intaglio front door depicting Charles Duke of Savoy and the Bishop of Geneva Pietro de la Baume and a folded copper engraved table with a bird's eye view of the city of Geneva, light browning, light blooms, rare reddening , coeval half leather binding with corners, title imprinted in gold within a red gusset on the back with 5 nerves with decorations and gold tome number, very slight defects § & nbsp; Leti, Gregorio. Conclaves of the Roman pontiffs; which have been found up to this day , Cologne, & nbsp; Lorenzo Martini, 1691. In 12 °. 3 vols. Armillary sphere on the frontispieces, woodcut friezes, light burnishing, slight blooms, trimmed upper margin, later half leather binding, title and tome number imprinted in gold within a gusset on the spine with elegant friezes, slight defects. = "">

Specialist Notes

I work: First edition of the history of Geneva written by Gregorio Leti & nbsp; (1630-1701), who moved to the Swiss city in 1660, where he married the daughter of the doctor Jean Antoine Guérin and converted to Calvinism. & Nbsp;