Italy.- Venice.- Diedo (Giacomo) Storia della Repubblica di Venezia dalla sua Fondazione sino l'Anno MDCCXLVII, 4 vol., first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, titles in red and black and with engraved vignettes, engraved vignettes, historiated and decorative initials, errata f. to vol.2, armorial blind-stamps to titles, library stamp to verso of each title, some staining and spotting, 19th century morocco-backed boards, g.e., 4to, Venice, Andrea Poletti, 1751.
⁂ A rare set at auction. 'Diedo's four-volume Storia...is deeply rooted in the myth of Venice and represents the last meaningful attempt at recounting the Republic's political history' (Eric R. Dursteler, A Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797, 2013).
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