Search Results: Authors starting with M from Orsi Libri ALAI, ILAB

COMPLETE WITH O5-8 AND IN C18TH NICELY DECORATED VELLUMFIRST ALDINE EDITION. 8vo (15,7x9,5CM). A-Z8 2A-2C8, ff. 205, [3]. Italic letter, very little Roman. Printer's device on t-p and on verso of final blank leaf, large historiated woodcut initial at beginning of text. 2 leaves of errata; register and repeated imprint at colophon. Faded ms. ex libris on t-p: "Di Gennaro Giannelli" (fl. C17th-C18th, Roman bibliophile, physician and man of letters). Occasional marginal early annotations throughout; old ink note on centre of upper pastedown stating that the five songs which were removed from almost all copies are present in this copy. They were inserted later. Indeed the original 4-leave quire O was entirely substituted with a complete 8vo gathering, probably taken from another copy, since it shows skilful restorations to the foot of each leaf, and sometimes the outer margin, in order to adjust the quire to the present copy. Masterly repair to the t-p's outer margin with paper integration most likely due… Read More

FIRST ITALIAN EDITION. 4to, ff. [4] 92. Italic letter, sporadic Roman. Large printer's device on t-p, woodcut initials and headpieces. Very light damp staining to lower outer corner of few initial leaves. Attractive contemp. limp vellum with remains of ties, early handwritten title to spine. An excellent copy; bright, clean and crisp throughout.
Italian vernacular translation of this treatise on the art of terrestrial and marine warfare written by Spanish diplomat Bernardino de Mendoza and dedicated, by the editor, to the Duke of Mantova and Monferrato Vincenzo Gonzaga.
Edit16 CNCE 39402; Cockle 580; Palau 163697; Breman, Books on military architecture printed in Venice, no. 201.

ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT ANNOTATED BY THE AUTHOR OF THE NOVEL THAT WON THE FIRST MEXICAN NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE HONOURABLE MENTION AT THE FIRST LATIN AMERICAN PRIZE NOVEL CONTEST IN NEW YORK (1940-41).Large 4to. Initial blank, title leaf, 197 ff., final blank. Occasional pen annotations in dark blue ink throughout the text by the author. Elegant presentation binding in brown soft faux leather with gilt letterings stamped on front cover and spine. Brown synthetic cloth endpapers with light reflective effect creating wavy lines. Typed on high-quality paper (handmade?), thin and very crisp, showing pattern of half rising suns as watermark. Trimmed edges styled unevenly, rough irregular surface. A few marks, chipping and rubbing to binding, mostly along board extremities and spine. We did not manage to locate duplicates nor other similar typescripts in public libraries. Excellent condition. An exceptional item through which the final steps of the novel's genesis can be studied. Thanks to the… Read More