[Rarebooks] FS: Rare work in praise of Conte Malvasia, Bologna's chief officer of justice. 1769

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[Asti, Gaetano (ed.)]. AL NOBILE... SIGNOR SENATORE CONTE GIUSEPPE DALLA SERRA MALVASIA GABRIELLI IN OCCASIONE CHE TERMINA IL SUO PRIMO... GONFALONIERATO DI GIUSTIZIA... MDCCLXXIX. Bologna: per Lelio dalla Volpe. (1769). 8vo. 41,(1)pp. Engraved device on title page and 14 fine engraved vignettes (one depicting a flying machine), each 1 3/4" x 3" and 2 tailpieces (the latter personifying the city of Bologna). Cont. blue sprinkled boards, gilt floral border round sides. A few very light spots and stains. With the bookplate of Carlo Enrico Rava.	$450.00 (trade discount allowed)
A very rare collection of fourteen poems in honor of Conte Malvasia's successful term of office as Bologna's chief officer of justice. Not in OCLC.


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