[Rarebooks] FS: 1st Ital. trans. of Ricci's historical text on the countries of the world (including Jerusalem). Venice: 1534

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Ricci, Michele. DE RE DI FRANCIA, LIBRI III. DE RE D'ISPAGNA LIBRI III. DE RE DI GIERUSALUM LIB I. DE RE DI NAPOLI, & DI SICILIA. LIB. IIII. DE RE DI UNGARIA. LIB. II. Dal Latino, Tradotti in Questa Nostra Lingua Volgare da M. Giovanni Tatti Fiorentino. Venice: Vincenzo Vaugris. 1543. 8vo. ff.90,(4). Lacking the final 2 blank leaves. Woodcut device on title. Modern plain vellum.                               $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first Italian translation of this historical text on the various countries of the world. The Latin first edition is 1517. Note: there is only 1 other copy, in a 16th century calf binding, for $3,339.00. BL Italian STC p. 554.

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