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[Title Page] L'Isole Piu Famose Del Mondo . . .

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Tomasso Porcacchi

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[Title Page] L'Isole Piu Famose Del Mondo . . .

Publication Place / Date

Venice / 1572

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12 x 8.5 inches

Color

Uncolored

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Stock# 39459

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Nice example of the allegorical title page for the first edition of Porcacchi's Isolario, the most popular work of its type in the 16th Century, which would be issued in a number of subsequent editions over the next several decades.

Condition Description

Minor foxing

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