COMMINES, Philippe de
by Philippe de Commines
£1,650 · Offered by Sokol Books
Second edition of the first Italian translation of Commines' history, first published in 1544. It is the work of Nicholas Raince, about whom we have discovered nothing, and dedicated to Giovio. It does not appear to have been subsequently reprinted and examples of both editions are scarce. The classical restraint of the severely geometric binding contrasts happily with the richness of the morocco in texture and colour. A most attractive volume.
- Binding: Hardcover
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