May 11, 2010 - Sale 2214

Sale 2214 - Lot 105

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
MARLIANI, BARTOLOMEO. Antiquae Romae topographia libri septem. [16], 170, [2] leaves. Small 8vo, 18th-century Italian vellum; occasional toning, light dampstaining on opening leaves, old scored inscription on title, early inscription on front flyleaf. (Rome: Antonio Blado, 1534)

Additional Details

Unillustrated pocket guide to the monuments of ancient Rome, first published the same year in Lyon. Schudt 603. with: Martinelli, Fioravante. Roma ricercata nel suo sito. Woodcut text illustrations throughout. [16] (of [18]), 201 [i. e., 181], [7] pages, including engraved additional title; lacks letterpress title and A4.5 (pages 7-10). 8vo, contemporary flexible boards with later shelf label on spine; occasional soiling, small piece excised from bottom of additional title; institutional bookplate. Rome: Gaetano Zenobi for Pietro Leone, 1707. Schudt 248.