Live auction - Lot 837
[Italy - Venice]
Romanae historiae compendium.
LAETUS, Pomponius
€ 1.500 / 2.000
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Lot description
Venice, B. Venetus de Vitalibus, 23 April 1499
4to: [60] ff., 28 ll. (sl. toned, unobtrusive marg. dampstaining).
19th-c. boards, flat spine with gilt leather label (rubbed). Very good copy.
1st ed. of a survey of Rome’s history by the Italian humanist Pomponio Leto (1428-1498). Printed in roman type. Ref. ISTC il00024000. - Goff L-24. - Polain 2429. - BMC V:549. - CIBN P-561. - BSB-Ink P-683. Prov. Old annotation on blank a1v. - [Georges Petit].