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Early 19th Century Antique Italian Decorative Volume Set, Morrona's Pisa Illustrata - 3 Books

Name: Early 19th Century Antique Italian Decorative Volume Set, Morrona's Pisa Illustrata - 3 Books
Price: 1495 USD
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$1,495

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Crockett, CA

Condition Notes: Very good; missing (2) plates, (1) 1.5 inch tear in plate at gutter area (see images), pencil notes on vol. … moreVery good; missing (2) plates, (1) 1.5 inch tear in plate at gutter area (see images), pencil notes on vol. 1 front free end-papers and numeric marking at plate corner tips, ex-libris labels pasted in front of each vol., light degree of puckering (short run of text beginning in vol. 2), clean and crisp light-age toned pages, tight and square spines, some edge wear at board extremities, otherwise fine. An attractive set. less

Description: Title: Pisa Illustrata Nelle Arti Del Disegno da Alessandro Da Morrona
Place: Livorno, Italy.
Publisher: Presso Giovanni Marenigh.
Publication Date: … more Title: Pisa Illustrata Nelle Arti Del Disegno da Alessandro Da Morrona
Place: Livorno, Italy.
Publisher: Presso Giovanni Marenigh.
Publication Date: 1812.

Description: (3) Tomes complete set. Italian text.
In contemporary early 20th century faux marble leather paper over hardcovers, gilt title and leather spine label, numerous tables/fold-out illustrations throughout, missing (2) plates [Baccio Baldini's depictions "The hell of the Camposanto of Pisa", and that of St. Girolamo penitent (photocopies folded in rear of vol. 2)], else complete. This very rare 2nd edition contains a greater number of tables, than the first edition published in Pisa in 1787-1793. The other tables are by Fambrini, Canacci and Morrona, a total of 31 (of 33) also several times folded. and so distributed: 8 in I vol. including the antip. depicts the portrait of Da Morrona, 15 (of 17) in II and 8 in III. less

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