[Rarebooks] OFFER: FIRST EDITION GREAT 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN WIT.

[Laderman]

CORSINI, BARTOLOMMEO: IL TORRACCHIONE DESOLATO DE BARTOLOMMEO CORSINI 
CON ALCUNE SPIEGAZIONE DE LAGGIUNTA DEL SUO ANACREONTE TOSCANO. - 
Londra, si trova in Parigi presso Marcelo Prault. 1768. 2 Vols.  With 
the required engraved portrait and titles. First Edition, although 
written in the 17th century. The imprint is false; probably printed 
in Paris. A serio-comic poem. ESTCT 148085 UK: Birmingham U., BL, 
Dublin Honourable Soc. of Kings Inn, Edin U., John Rylands U. Lib. of 
Manchester, Nat Lib Scotland, Oxford U.  Europe: Bibl Uniwersytecka, 
Bibl. de la Sorbonne, Lodz Uni Bibl, Niedersachs St- u Uni, Berlin, 
Czartoryski.  N.Ame: Folger[2],  NYPL, UCLA[2], U Minn. Wellesley, 
YUS, Beinecke. Parenti Prime Editioni Italiani, P. 103. KVK adds: 
Aust Nat. Lib., the BN, Hollis. Includes: Lettera del Signor Conti 
... al Signor Coqueley de Chaussepierre".  Reprinted several times in 
the 18th century, it was reprinted again in 1821 with a collection of 
his comic poems added as a third volume. During his life time, 
apparently, only his translation of Anacreon into Italian was 
published. He was known as a great wit, much savored when more 
Italian was known outside Italy. Now very scarce. Orig. calf, 
recased, Orig. B'strip laid down, new red Mro. title labels, VG. $450.00

ZITA BOOKS / 760 West End Ave., 3E / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10025
=================================================
telephone: 212-866-4715  email:zita at speakeasy.net
NET PAGE AT:

http://www.antiqbook.com/zitabooks/

Carriage billed at cost. Payment in US dollar check or bank transfer required.
Credit cards accepted for payment through paypal. The usual trade discounts
offered.  Institutions billed, and items shipped, invoiced. Prices here quoted
take precedence over any earlier listing