Oct 21, 2014 - Sale 2362

Sale 2362 - Lot 348

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(PYROTECHNICS.) Calà Ossorio, Marcello. Istituzioni di Pirotecnia. 24 engraved plates; folding letterpress table. [2], iv, 235, [5] pages, including 2 engraved titles. 4to, 268x199 mm, contemporary vellum boards, minor worming on spine, stains on covers and front endpapers; engraved titles and some text gatherings browned, several plates toned, table partly separated at fold. Naples: Stamperia Reale, 1819

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first edition. "A comprehensive work containing much detailed description of Italian firework practice in the early 19th century including some elaborate set pieces"--Philip O030.1.