Vicende memorabili dal 1789 al 1801.
first edition
1858 · Milano
by Verri, Alessandro ; Giovanni Antonio Maggi.
Milano: Tipografia Guglielmini (on cover: Giuseppe Marghieri), 1858. First edition. Very Good. 22 cm; xxiii, 550 pages. Original printed wraps. Unopened. Joints reinforced, wrapper edges guarded. Pages lightly toned. Preserved in custom-built clamshell box.
First printing of the posthumous papers of the progressive journalist turned conservative romantic, Alessandro Verri, co-editor of "Il Caffè," chronicling the turbulent end of the 18th century. A lifelong exponent of the Enlightenment, Verri, in his last years, soured into a vituperative conservative angry over the collapse of authority. A 19th-century rarity in original wraps! (Inventory #: 4390)
First printing of the posthumous papers of the progressive journalist turned conservative romantic, Alessandro Verri, co-editor of "Il Caffè," chronicling the turbulent end of the 18th century. A lifelong exponent of the Enlightenment, Verri, in his last years, soured into a vituperative conservative angry over the collapse of authority. A 19th-century rarity in original wraps! (Inventory #: 4390)