Historia delle guerre di Ferdinando Secondo, e Ferdinando Terzo imperatori, e del rè Filippo Quarto di Spagna. : Contro Gostavo Adolfo rè di Svetia, e Luigi XIII. rè di Francia. Successe dall' anno 1630. sino all' anno 1636. (Volumes 1-2 of 4 Volumes)

by Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato

In Italian. Volumes 1-2 (of 4 volumes). 1653 Presso i Bertani (Venice, Italy), 7 x 8 3/4 inches tall vellum bound, two volumes bound as one, with separate title pages and pagination, engraved printers' devices to both title pages, [v.1] [16], 297, [11]; [v.2] [12], 320, [12] pp. Moderate to heavy soiling, creasing, rubbing and edgewear to vellum covers, with a bit of edge chipping to the fore edge of the rear cover. Light ink prior owner name to blank front free-endpaper. Slight dampstaining to fore edge of first few pages, including half title and first title page. Period ink name to either side of engraved printer's device on title page. A handful of page with moderate age toning or marginal staining. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of the first two volumes of this important four-volume history. 

The history of the wars of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, emperors, and of King Philip the Fourth of Spain, against King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and King Louis XIII of France.

Author Galeazzo Priorato (1606-1678), Count of Cozzamo, was born in Venice and had an extremely active life. He started out as a soldier, fighting as a mercenary in Germany, Holland and Italy. He became a diplomat, advisor and historian to Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. When he retired he returned to Venice and became known as a prolific historian.