Description:
Donati, Alessandro (1584-1640) Roma Vetus ac Recens Utriusque Aedificiis ad Eruditam Cognitionem Expositis. Rome: Philip Rubeius, 1665. Quarto, third edition, added engraved title, illustrated with four folding views, dozens of text engravings, most nearly full page, and an additional two full-page engravings extraneous to the collation, bound in full contemporary parchment over boards, 9 1/2 x 7 in.
[cross]6, A-Z8, Aa-Kk8 (lacking Aa6 ?cancel),Ll6 (Ll5 & Ll6 excised ?cancels),a8 (a8 blank & present).
Estimate $400-600
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