Cinquanta tavole alfabetiche

1845. [ALPHABET]. ITALIAN CALLIGRAPHIC MANUAL. Cinquanta tavole alfabetiche. 51 ff., includes 50 engraved b&w plates. 145 x 400 mm., contemporary half-cloth over marbled boards. Bologna: Vendibile da Zecchi, [ca. 1845]. A charming Italian alphabet with illustrations by Carlo Lenzi, Giuseppe Lanzani, Francesco Franceschini, Victor Adam, Gaetano Canuti, Fillipo Camisana, A Magnaron, Pietro Romagnoli and Simon Midoli. Some foxing and staining throughout, but nevertheless an acceptable copy of a rare book with OCLC listing Getty, Huntington, Newberry, Harvard, Texas,and 3 in Europe.