Del modo di fortificar le città

by Giovanni Battista Bonadio de’ Zanchi

$10,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Venice: Pinio Pietrasanta, 1554. 4to. 63, 1 pp., including the errata. FIRST EDITION. Title within elaborate architectural border, separate leaf with portrait of the author, 17 decorative woodcut initials and 8 woodcut text illustrations 5 full-page . Bound in decorative modern boards. Other than a couple of very small and mild damp stains, a lovely large copy. Item #13800 First

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