Il Naso

by Antonio Guadagnoli

$1,100 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Italy: 1824. 12mo. 82, 1 pp. Later wrappers. Old ownership stamp on the title. Uncut. Some minor foxing, otherwise a very good copy. Item #19872 First collected edition of these four burlesque poems on the nose, eyes, mouth, and complexion. Acerbic and biting, the text is addressed to women and expounds on the beauty and virtues of the face. Written in six-line stanzas, the poems relate such witticisms as the benefits of having a big nose, the value of

• Binding: Wrappers

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