The French first edition dates from 1809; the first translation by Antoine de Latour, reprinted here, dates from 1840. Contemporary glazed caramel calf binding with corners. Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 tulips and fillets. Brown morocco title-label and a second havana morocco title-label. Scattered foxing. A handsome copy, well bound. Perhaps the most famous and best of the writings of the Italian dramatist and poet Victor Alfieri.
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