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BOCCALINI, TRAJANO. Delli Avvisi di Parnaso; overo Compendio de' Ragguagli di Traiano Boccalini Centurie Quattro. [32], 343, [3], 355-507 pages. 8vo, 18th-century Italian vellum, spine ends and cover corners worn; leaves of 2H8 bound out of order. Venice: Francesco Prati, 1619
First published in 1612-14, a popular political and literary satire in the form of news reports from Parnassus, " . . . a considerable realm, ruled by Apollo, and peopled by scores of poets and other worthies, together with personifications of various states and of other human interests" (Wilkins). Gibson 631 note; Wilkins, pages 311-12; this edition overlooked by Alden (for references to Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan et al.).<
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