Il falconiere [...] dall'esametro latino all'endecasillabo italiano trasferito, ed interpretato. Coll'uccellatura a vischio di Pietro Angelio Bargeo [...] poemetto pur latino, similmente tradotto, e commentato [...].

2 parts in 1 vol., 4to: front.-[38]-223-[1 bl.], 50-[18] pp.; 1 pl. (light foxing, occ. marginal soiling).

Mod. brown morocco by Ch. de Samblanx, covers decorated with central gilt coat of arms ruled with gilt fillets, gilt orn. spine with raised bands, double gilt fillet on edges, gilt inside dentelle. In slipcase.

First Italian edition by Giovanni Pietro Bergantini of the Latin poem on falconry (1st ed.: 1582) by de Thou, French politician and bibliophile. Text in 2 col. with Latin facing. Illustrated with a frontispiece, the portrait of the dedicatee François de Beauvau, 3 historiated headpieces, 3 tailpieces and 1 title vignette. Followed by a note of de Thou on the division of hawks in two classes (long-winged birds of the lure and short-winged birds of the first) and translations of Ausonius' "Idyl VI" and "Epigrams XXII & XXII" by Francesco Maria Ricci. The second part contains the parallel ed. Latin-Italian of Bargeo's poem "L'Uccellatura" (1st Latin: 1566), illustrated with a title vignette, 1 headpiece & 1 tailpiece.
Ref. Thiébaud 898. - Schwerdt II:261 (coll.: [40]-214-[2]-50-[18] pp.). - Souhart 461-462. - Harting 284.
Prov. Adrien de Mélotte de Lavaux (supralibros and armorial bookpl.). - Domenico Marrani (ms. ownership entry). - de Solières library (mod. armorial bookpl.). - Another mod. armorial bookpl.