MURATORI, Lodovico Antonio (1672-1750) - Delle antichità estensi ed italiane. Modena: Stamperia Ducale, 1717-1740. First edition of a history of the noble Italian family of Este, 'un des meilleurs ouvrages de son savant et infatigable auteur' (Brunet III, 1950). Complete of the two volumes published many years apart. 2 volumes, 2 (368 x 247mm). Engraved frontispiece by M. Francia Bono, engraved and woodcut vignettes on titles, woodcut initials, 13 genealogical tables and a full-page table in text (some staining and light spotting). Contemporary quarter gilt calf (some rubbing and chipping). (2)


Estimate € 400 - 600

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