[Rarebooks] FS: Sansovino's classic on the proper way to write letters. Venice: 1584

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Sansovino, Francesco. DEL SECRETARIO di M. Francesco Sansovino, Libri VII. 
Nel Quale si Mostra & Insegna il Modo di Scriver Lettere Acconciamente & con Arte
… Et con Molte Lettere di Principi… Venice: Cornelio Arrivabene. 1584. 8vo. 
ff.(16),222,(2). With the 2 final blank leaves. Woodcut device on title. Cont. 
vellum, soiled & with some worming to the back cover. Some occasional text 
soiling. Front free endpaper lacking.     $500.00 (trade discount allowed)
A reprint edition of a popular 16th century Italian work (the first is 1565) 
on the form of proper letter writing, with examples of letters written by 
famous men of the day. BL Italian STC p. 607. Not in Adams.

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