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16725393Venice: Steffano Curti 1672. soft cover. Very Good/The classicist Fulvio Testi worked diligently to oppose of the baroque excesses of Marino and his followers and to maintain Horatian decorum. After a brilliant diplomatic career he died--or was murdered--in prison. His poems were admired and went through many editions. . 12mo 16 cm; 596 pages. Half title present. Typographic and woodcut ornaments. Bound "alla rustica" in pasteboard worn. Shaken. Title in ink on spine. Pages untrimmed and generally clean. Vinciana 2661. Steffano Curti paperback books
1678001927Amsterdam; Paris: D. Elsevier; Thomas Jolly 1678. Full Morocco. Very Good Plus. 24mo. 10 by 6 cm. 168 pp. With seven woodcuts including the half-title. First published in 1607 this play is in the tradition of Tasso's "Aminta" or Guarini's "Il Pastor Fido". Aminta is in fact the name of a character within the play. Brunet I 1088. Leaves are age toned with a light dampstain affecting a few leaves in the corner. Otherwise tight and clean. Modern red full morocco with marbled endpapers. <br /><br /> D. Elsevier; Thomas Jolly books
165433704In Venetia: Per Giacomo Bortoli 1654. 1st edition thus i.e. by this publisher with the first Italian translation research suggests appearing in 1630. Early drab paper binding with hand inked title to spine. Spine a bit sun-tanned. Bookplate. Period pos to t.p. Leaves D1 & D2 rounghly opened with top corner lacking just touching but not removing page numbers. Paper defect to M12 no text affected. Withal a pleasing VG copy. 12 348 pp. Untrimmed. Printer's device presumed to t.p. Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 12mo: a6 A - O12 P6. P3 mis-signed a3. 6-1/4" x 3-3/4" <br/><br/>This a translation of Camus' Élise ou L'innocence Coupable which was first published in 1621. "Jean-Pierre Camus was one of the most prolific authors of the period 1620-1648. His prose is succinct without the elaborate rhetoric of authors -- such as Antoine de Nervèze -- from the previous generation. He also shows a vast knowledge of poetry. Camus's first works were strongly influenced by the Essays of Michel de Montaigne albeit with more religious content. His spiritual works were directly inspired by Saint François de Sales; he was critical of mendicant orders and wrote extensively on poverty grace and spiritual reflection. His fictional works encompass both novels and short stories. His dark and violent stories often based on contemporary anecdotes or criminal incidents he wrote over 1000 such works were in the tradition of the horrific tales "histoires tragiques" of Matteo Bandello popular in France in the late Renaissance and early seventeenth century. His longer works show the influence of ancient Greek novels such as the works of Heliodorus of Emesa and Achilles Tatius with their scenes of tempests and kidnappings. Much of his fiction has a moralistic intention showing human folly the unruliness of passions the dangers of illicit love and the saving grace of divine love." Wiki; see also: Sollier Catholic Encyclopedia. All Italian editons are rare. OCLC records just one holding of this edition Harvard. KVK locates 2 copies in Italy. Per Giacomo Bortoli unknown books
1651028068Bologna: Presso Gio. Batt. Ferroni 1651. 12mo in 8s. 2271pages diagrams. Giovanni Ricci 1607-1664 was noted for his keen observations in astronomy confirming Galileo's measurements. He dealt not only with astronomy in his research but also with physics arithmetic geometry optics geography and chronology. Bound in full vellum Euclide written in brown ink to spine lacking one front and rear blank previous owner's gift inscription wear to binding joints and hinges fine light dampstaing to last 1/4 of book. A very good copy. Presso Gio. Batt. Ferroni unknown books