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APRILE, Francesco (1659–1723). *Three Books on the Universal…
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APRILE, Francesco (1659–1723). *Three Books on the Universal…
See original version (Italian)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
APRILE, Francesco (1659–1723). *Three Books on the Universal Chronology of Sicily*. Palermo: printed by Gaspare Bayona, 1725.
First edition of this posthumous work by the Jesuit Francesco Aprile, dedicated to Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736). Organised chronologically, the work traces the history of Sicily from its origins to the modern period.
Folio (290 × 205 mm). Half-title, title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces (occasional light staining, sporadic marginal wormholes). Contemporary full vellum, gilt title on the spine (minor defects). (1)
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