Lot #1034 - Books On Spain And Italy (6)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1034
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Lot Description:Books On Spain And Italy (6)
[METASTASIO] ZOTTI, Romualdo, Opere Scelte dell'Abate Pietro Metastasio. Quarta edizione, rivista da Guido Sorelli, London, Dulau &Co., 1833. 2 volumes, 328,326pp., some spots of foxing to prelims, 12mo., contemporary crimson calf and marbled boards, spines heavily gilt with double title labels in black. An attractive set, A collection of approx. 19 of Metastasio's heroic dramas, often used as opera libretti, most notably by Mozart in 'La Clemenza di Tito'; DENNISTOUN, James, Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 to 1630, London, Longman Brown [&c.], 1851. Three volumes complete. First edition, 46 illustrations comprising engraved frontis. to each volume, folding map, 19 engraved plates, 11 genealogical tables, some folding, wood-engraved illustrations in text, xlviii,448,xxiii,470,xix,472pp. Some spotting of engraved plates and adjacent pages and endpapers, 8vo., contemporary 1/2 calf with raised bands and contrasting title -
Estimate:A$450 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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