Lot n° 295

GARZONI, Tommaso.- La piazza universale di tutte le professioni del mondo [...]. In questa ultima impressione correta, e riscontrata con quella, che listesso autore fece ristampare, e porre in luce. Venetia, Michiel Miloco, 1665. In-4° : [16]-684...

Estimation : 150 / 200
Adjudication : 150 €
Description
pp. (slightly yellowed, dampstains in the margins or in the corners, marginal wormholes in the middle of the vol., rare ink stains and holes in the text, repair in the margin of p. 255). Contemporary binding : calf, blind decorated ribbed spine, sprinkled edges (rubbed, some scratches, small lacks at the lower turn in, edges and corners slightly dulled, one corner more strongly).
Encyclopedic work (1st ed. : 1585) listing and describing 154 professions (alchimists, professors, writers, glove makers, canons, pirates, fortunetellers, gravediggers...) with references and extracts of ancient and contemporary authors. This most famous work of the Italian writer and anti-Reformation canon Garzoni (1549-1589) was printed at least 25 times until 1675. ▲ Provenance : Nordkirchen (emblazoned ex-libris). fl Opera enciclopedica repertoriante e descrivente 154 professioni (alchimisti, professori, guantai, pirati...). Piena pelle coeva (macchie d'acqua marg., lievemente ingiallito, leg. sfregata). fl Ouvrage encyclopédique listant et décrivant 154 professions (alchimistes, professeurs, gantiers, pirates...). Plein veau de l'ép. (mouill. marg., lég. jauni, rel. frottée).
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