Lot 329
Italian verse.- [Chiesa (Sebastiano, friar, of Reggio)] Capitolo fratesco Prurito geniale di Fra Tisabesano Sechia, manuscript in Italian, manuscript title with engraved border and 16 engraved plates (7 by Jacques Callot), Barbara Reynolds copy, 18th century gilt calf spine laid down on later calf-backed boards, [Italy], [18th century].
Hammer Price: £320
Description
Italian verse.- [Chiesa (Sebastiano, friar, of Reggio, 1602-66)] Capitolo fratesco Prurito geniale di Fra Tisabesano Sechia, manuscript in Italian, c. 597pp., manuscript title with engraved border and 16 engraved plates (7 by Jacques Callot), a few small stains, slightly browned, Barbara Reynolds copy with her ink inscription on front free endpaper "Presented to Barbara Reynolds by Professor A.B. Cook Aug. 29, 1947. Cambridge", 19th century marbled endpapers, 18th century gilt calf spine laid down on later calf-backed boards, spine split, new leather and gilt label, 8vo, [Italy], [18th century].
Provenance: From the Library of Barbara Reynolds(1914-2015),Italian scholar, lexicographer, and translator.
Description
Italian verse.- [Chiesa (Sebastiano, friar, of Reggio, 1602-66)] Capitolo fratesco Prurito geniale di Fra Tisabesano Sechia, manuscript in Italian, c. 597pp., manuscript title with engraved border and 16 engraved plates (7 by Jacques Callot), a few small stains, slightly browned, Barbara Reynolds copy with her ink inscription on front free endpaper "Presented to Barbara Reynolds by Professor A.B. Cook Aug. 29, 1947. Cambridge", 19th century marbled endpapers, 18th century gilt calf spine laid down on later calf-backed boards, spine split, new leather and gilt label, 8vo, [Italy], [18th century].
Provenance: From the Library of Barbara Reynolds(1914-2015),Italian scholar, lexicographer, and translator.