Filippo de ROSSI
Ritratto di Roma moderna
Filippo de Rossi|Roma [Rome] 1652|11.50 x 17 cm|relié
First edition illustrated with a frontispiece title, 82 copperplate engravings and 27 wood-engraved medallions in the text. The frontispiece and several engravings are heightened in green and red watercolor.
Contemporary full vellum binding with overlapping flaps, smooth spine with handwritten title at head.
Bookworm damage to inner margin without loss of text in signatures E, M and Q. The engraving on page 235 is pasted down; this same page shows a corner lack affecting a few words of the text.
Handsome copy of this guide to Rome with a very detailed index at front.
Contemporary full vellum binding with overlapping flaps, smooth spine with handwritten title at head.
Bookworm damage to inner margin without loss of text in signatures E, M and Q. The engraving on page 235 is pasted down; this same page shows a corner lack affecting a few words of the text.
Handsome copy of this guide to Rome with a very detailed index at front.
€1,000