Bibliothecae Josephi Renati Imperialis Catalogus Secundum Auctorum Cognomina Ordine

by Giuseppe Renato Imperiali Cardinal

$4,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

First edition

Compiled by Giusto Fontanini . Large engraved vignette on title & woodcut initials throughout the text. 1 p.l., v, 1 , 738 pp. Folio, cont. calf neatly rebacked by Aquarius with the orig. spine laid-down, corners repaired , spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Rome: F. Gonzaga, 1711. First edition of the catalogue of Cardinal Imperiali’s large ca. 20,000 titles and magnificent library bequeathed to the public upon his death

• Binding: Leather

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