PULCI LUIGI Il Morgante Maggiore 1732

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PULCI, LUIGI. Il Morgante Maggiore. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. [16], 338 pages, including half-title. 4to, later vellum with worn morocco lettering piece; occasional browning; uncut and largely unopened. Ownership inscriptions of H. R. Luard dated 8 May 1884 ("bought at the Hamilton [Palace, i. e., William Beckford] Sale/sale catalogue 1620"), and Frederick H. Nash dated June 1896. Florence [i. e., Naples], 1732

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Later edition of a 15th-century comic reworking of medieval romances concerning the exploits of Roland, introducing the burlesque figure of Morgante, a giant who accompanies him on his adventures. Gamba 793.