[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce illus. Italian ed. of Apuleius' "The Golden Ass" Venice: 1639

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Apuleius, Lucius. L'ASINO D'ORO DI LUCIO APULEIO Filosofo Platonico. 
Tradotto Nuovamente in Lingua Volgare dal Molto Illust. Sig. Pompeo Vizani Nobile 
Colognese. Et da Lui Con Chiari Argomenti Ornato, & da Motti Dishonesti 
Purgato. Nuovamente Ristampato, & Aggiuntovi le Figure a Chiascuna Favola... 
Venice: Appresso Ghirado Imberti. 1639. Sm. 8vo. 326pp. Illustrated with 61 
fine text woodcuts (1-3/4" x 2-1/2"). Woodcut device on title page. Cont. limp 
vellum, hand lettered spine. Minor worming on front cover. Minor worming on 
title (text unaffected). Occasional light browning.     $1,250.00 (trade 
discount allowed)
Scarce edition of "The Golden Ass" in Italian. OCLC records only 2 copies, 
1 in U.S. and 1 in England.

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