Vite di Plutarco Cheroneo de gli huomini illustri Greci et Romani : nuovamente tradotte per M. Lodovico Domenichi et altri…. (first volume)

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4to., Contemporary vellum, hand-lettered spine title. 25×17.5x6cm. Gabriel Giolito De Ferrari. Vinegia. 1566. [88], 860 pp. Giolito’s griffin, cherub and rising phoenix device on title page, woodcut headpieces and tailpieces, historiated initials. Good, heavy worming to spine affecting only a small corner of the first few pages, front and back hinges loose but attached, ffep detached, many pages dampstained, scattered marginalia, minor worming to last 5 leaves, final page repaired with no loss. Italian text. First volume (of 2) of Plutarch’s Lives printed by the Venetian printer noted for publishing books in the Italian vernacular. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.6 lb.