Catalogo di storie generali, e particolari d'Italia

Venezia: Per Pietro Savioni, 1782. 12mo. 190 x 110 mm. (7 3/4 x 4 /12 inches). [2], 7-293pp., missing preliminaries, pp. 1-6. Contemporary vellum; recased, with title-page soiled, otherwise a very good copy. Rare first edition of this catalogue of Italian historiography, written by Jacopo Morelli, Librarian of the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice. It is based on the collection of Italian history formed by Tommaso Giuseppe Farstti and given to the Marciana. It complements the work of the Venetian printer Giovanni Antonio Coleti, who in 1779 published his bibliographical catalogue of histories of Italian cities. This worked cited over 3000 titles, while the work by Morelli added an additional 2000 titles to subject. Like Coleti, Morelli organized his catalogue by city and includes a full title, place of printing, date and format information. NUC cites copies at Rochester and NYPL. OCLC adds Columbia and Princeton (other copies cited are electronic copies). Besterman 2133. Laterza IV, p. 66. (Inventory #: 50)