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Rare and modern books

[Appianus] Appiano Alexandrino

DELLE GUERRE CIVILI DEI ROMANI, Tradotto da Messer Alexandro Braccese Fiorentino. Nuovamente Con Somma Diligentia Impresso

di Filippo Giunta, 1519

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Year of publication
1519
Place of printing
Firenze
Author
[Appianus] Appiano Alexandrino
Publishers
di Filippo Giunta
Languages
English

Description

Rare, the first printing of Appianus translated into Italian. With the printer's woodblock on the title-page. 8vo, antique Italian calf, the boards ruled in gilt, the spine gilt tooled with central floral devices in compartments between wide flat gilt tooled bands, gilt lettered. 287 ff, (1) pp. A finely preserved copy with light wear to the binding. A wonderful and very rare survival.

Edizione: very rare first printing by giunta and the first in a modern language. appian's roman history comprises narratives of the various roman conquests from the earliest times to the accession of vespasian, in twenty-four books (of which nine books survive complete).