Mûriers et Vers-a-Soie

by Joseph Ignace Ghiliossi De Lemie

$3,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

4 p.l., 74, 2 pp. 8vo, cont. green straight-grained sheep maroquiné, sides decorated in gilt, flat spine gilt, a.e.g. Cuneo: P. Rossi, 1812. First edition and a very rare provincial imprint. Ghiliossi, a resident of Cuneo in the Piedmont of northern Italy, was active in developing the agriculture and industries of the Cuneo area. The silk industry began to develop in the region in the 16th century and, by the early 19th century, became the

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