Beschreibung:

Boccaccio (Giovanni). Il Decameron, di nuovo ristampato, e riscontrato in Firenze con testi antichi, ed alla sua vera lettione ridotto dal cavalier Lionardo Salviati, Venice: Giorgio Angelieri, 1594, silverfish damage to first and last few leaves, title-page repaired, ownership inscriptions recto and verso and to first text leaf (partly effaced), browning and damp-staining, occasional worming (affecting text in outer leaves), 19th-century red quarter morocco, 4to (20.2 x 13.5 cm), together with: Sansovino (Francesco), Diverse Orationi volgarmente scritte de molti huomini illustri de tempi nostri. Raccolte, rivedute, ampliate e corrette. Con un trattato dell'arte oratoria della lingau volgare, 3 parts in 1 volume, Venice: Giacomo Sansovino, 1569 [part 2: Francesco Sansovino, 1561], woodcut headpieces and initials, faded contemporary inscription to title-page, small marginal worm-track to part 1 quires R-T, very light damp-staining towards rear, 20th-century quarter vellum, 4to (20.5 x 14.5 cm), Catherine of Siena (Saint), Lettere Devotissime, nuovemente con tutta la diligentia che si ha potuto ristampate, Venice: Domenico Farri, 1591, spotting, small marginal worm-hole in initial quire including title-page, title-page unevenly trimmed along fore edge, worming in gutter of quires Q-R, lower outer corner of last few leaves eroded, early ownership inscriptions to title-page and front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, repaired across foot of front joint, 4to (20.1 x 15 cm), and Guevara (Antonio de), Delle Lettere ... libri quattro. Tradotti di Spagnolo dal Sig. Alfonso Ulloa, Venice: Compagnia degli Uniti, 1585, variable damp-staining, spotting and browning, repaired worm-tracks in initial quire including title-page and to final leaf, marginal worm-tracks to part 1 quires D-G affecting a few side-notes, volume 3 final blank M4 not present, contemporary ownership inscription to title-page, Ely Cathedral library plate and deaccession stamp to front pastedown, 19th-century continental quarter sheep, gilt spine, 4to (20.4 x 14.5 cm) (Qty: 4) Provenance: Professor Cecil H. Clough (1930-2017), Reader in Medieval History, University of Liverpool. Adams S349 (Sansovino, part 1), S348 (Sansovino, part 2); STC Italian pp. 110 (Boccaccio), 607 (Sansovino); cf. Adams C1107 (Catherine of Siena, 1562 edition), G1488 (Guevara, 1591 edition).