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CATHERINE of Siena, Saint. Epistole et Orationi. Title within woodcut border incorporating the device of Federico Torresani; full-page woodcut of St. Catherine on +8v. [8], 305, [1] leaves. 4to, 212x151 mm, brown morocco by Rivière & Son, spine slightly faded, joints and raised bands scuffed; contents unobtrusively washed. (Venice: Pietro di Nicolini da Sabbio for Federico Torresani, 1548)
first torresani edition, far less common that the 1500 first Aldine; issue with P1.8 and P2.7 set in smaller type. Renouard, page 144(9); Old UCLA 341; not in New UCLA.
