[Rarebooks] FS: Foscolo's "Essays on Petrarch" London: 1823

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Foscolo, Ugo. ESSAYS ON PETRARCH. London: John Murray. 1823. First edition. 8vo. (6),325,(1)pp. With the folding lithograph facsimile of Petrarch's handwriting. Later 19th century marbled boards, cloth spine stamped "Essays Petrarch" in gold. Extremities a bit rubbed. Small gouge on spine.    $200.00 (trade discount allowed)
Includes an essay on Dante & Petrarch. Foscolo (d. 1827) was an expert on Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. He was living in England between 1816 and his death.
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