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Descrittione di diversi ponti esistenti sopra li fiumi Nera, e Tevere con un discorso particolare della navitatione da Perugia a Roma
Agostino Martinelli
1676
Nicolo Angelo Tinassi : Rome
8.5" by 6.5"
[6], 1-
SUMMARY
A very scarce, first edition copy of Agostino Martinelli's beautifully illustrated architectural study of bridges.
First Edition,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
With a portrait frontispiece of Pope Innocent XI, and 21 engraved plates, including 16 folding, 2 small folding plates and three single page plates.
Rebound, in a recent half vellum binding with paper covered boards.
Collated, lacking only the final blank.
In the original Italian.
A2 is damaged, with a facsimile of the leaf bound in prior to the original leaf.
This work is a study of several bridges across the Nera and Tiber rivers. Tinassi also discusses the navigation from Perugia to Rome.
A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of this study of Italian architecture.
CONDITION
In a modern half vellum binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with a few light marks to boards. Minor rubbing to the spine. Tape repair to frontispiece at the gutter. Contemporary inscription to the bottom margin of the frontispiece. Imperceptible repair to the title page. Leaf A2 damaged and repaired with loss to five lines at top of page, in addition to three lines at the centre which is repaired with clear tape. Facsimile of a complete leaf A2 inserted before the original. Worm track to lower margins from B1-C2 and including the inner margin only of two plates, not affecting image, closed tear to inner margin of folding plate at page 16 (neatly repaired to verso), three small pale brown spots on one plate and one text page, one page repaired with slight loss of text. Repair to the edges of A2 and A4. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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