Oct 17, 2017 - Sale 2457

Sale 2457 - Lot 16

Price Realized: $ 585
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
ASTOLFI, GIOVANNI FELICE. Scelta Curiosa, et Ricca Officina di Varie Antiche, & Moderne Istorie. Woodcut text illustrations throughout. [24], 518 pages; lacks final blank. 4to, 222x162 mm, contemporary limp vellum, recased with rear joint and holes in rear cover restored; light dampstaining in lower margins at end. Old stamp of the Collegio San Giorgio di Novi Ligure on title and in text. Venice: heirs of Marchió Sessa, 1602

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first edition of a collection of tales of virtues and vices exemplified by miscellaneous historical figures. Piantanida 3327.