first edition 30 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo
1797 · Rome
Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1797. First edition. 30 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed marbled boards, a.e.g. Fine. First edition. 30 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Type specimen printed on the eve of the Napoleonic conquest of Italy, during which "there was an order from the French government for the confiscation of exotic language punches and matrices from the Propaganda to supply the Imprimerie Nationale" (Coakley).
Uncommon. Birrell & Garnett 241; Smitskamp 215; Moss 1052; Brunet I, 197; cf. Coakley, pp. 58-9 (Inventory #: 212797)
Uncommon. Birrell & Garnett 241; Smitskamp 215; Moss 1052; Brunet I, 197; cf. Coakley, pp. 58-9 (Inventory #: 212797)