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Wednesday 18 November 2020, 10:30 AM • Rome

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Publio Porcio [Joannes Leo Placentium]

Nugae venales, sive Thesaurus ridendi & jocandi, 1648

Estimate

€ 60 - 120

Sold

€ 77

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

[Amsterdam], Prostant apud neminem sed tamen ubique, 1648. In 12th. 3 parts in one volume. Vignettes on the title pages, slightly burnished papers, the front door is missing, coeval full parchment binding.

Specialist Notes

Rare edition of a Macaronic poem printed for the first time in about 1642 and which had a remarkable success with 8 editions in a few years.