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Auction 18 April 2024 ANTIQUE BOOKS AND VOLUMES, PRINTS, TEXTILES AND FRAMES - palermo

Bid on the lot list Benedetto Trionfante Auction House S.r.l. : 18 April 2024 - ESPOSIZIONEDa lunedì 8 Aprile 2024Lunedì 15.00-19.00Martedì-Sabato 10.00-13.30/14.30-19.00Domenica CHIUSI ASTAGiovedì 18 Aprile 2024 ore 10.30Palermo, Viale Regione Siciliana N.O., 4975(angolo via Belgio) - SEDE UNICA Benedetto Trionfante Casa d'aste - palermo

ANTIQUE BOOKS AND VOLUMES, PRINTS, TEXTILES AND FRAMES

Thursday 18 April 2024 - 10:30 (CEST) - Live

Viale Regione Siciliana Nord Ovest 4975, Palermo - 90135 palermo , Italie

Benedetto Trionfante Auction House S.r.l.

ANTIQUE BOOKS AND VOLUMES, PRINTS, TEXTILES AND FRAMES

Lot n° 1

QUATTRO VOLUMI IN LINGUA FRANCESE

FOUR VOLUMES IN FRENCH LANGUAGE: Arsene Houssaye LES MILLE ET UNE NUITS PARISIENNES, ed. Paris, E. Dentu 1875. 4 volumes in 8°. Complete work. Coeval binding in full blue stiff percalline. Titles and friezes in gold on spine. Each volume features a colored...

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Lot n° 2

DUE VOLUMI DI VARIA IN LINGUA INGLESE E FRANCESE

TWO VOLUMES OF VARIETY IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH LANGUAGES: 1) Leonard Russell THE SATURDAY BOOK, ed. Hutchinson, 1951. In 8°. Designed by Laurence Scarfe. Elegant full cloth editorial binding with plate decorated with gold embossing gold titles to spine....

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Lot n° 3

QUATTRO VOLUMI DELLA COLLANA L’ARTE E LE GRANDI CIVILTA’

FOUR VOLUMES OF THE ART AND THE GREAT CIVILITIES COLLECTION, from Garzanti Editions, under the editorship of Francoise Cachin: 1) AA. VV. THE ART OF THE XIXTH CENTURY 1850 - 1905, 1997. Pp. 629. 2) Philippe Morel L'ARTE ITALIANA DAL IV SECOLO AL RINASCIMENTO,...

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Lot n° 5

CARTOLINA POSTALE AUTOGRAFA DI GIUSEPPE CIARDI DUPRE’

AUTOGRAPHIC POSTAL POSTCARD BY GIUSEPPE CIARDI DUPRE', addressed to Prof. Francesco Galli. The postcard bears the stamp University of Catania Institute of Glottology and is dated February 19, 1940. Giuseppe Ciardi-Dupré,(Florence 1875 - 1953) was a university...

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Lot n° 6

ORDINE DEI SANTI MAURIZIO E LAZZARO, CROCE DA CAVALIERE

ORDER OF SAINTS MAURIZIO AND LAZZARO, HORSE CROSS, with golds and enamels. Worn and missing. Housed in coeval Red Cross box. Honor that belonged to Count Gabriele Amari of S. Adriano.

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Lot n° 7

SEDICI VOLUMI IN 16° DI CUI QUATTORDICI DELLA COLLANA ...

SIXTEEN VOLUMES IN 16° INCLUDING FOURTEEN FROM THE COLLECTION NELSON SERIES IN FRENCH AND TWO FROM THE SALANI EDITIONS IN ITALIAN. The volumes have full cloth editorial bindings with color imprints of the titles and friezes on the pIAtti and backs: 1)...

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Lot n° 8

DUE FOTOGRAFIE D’EPOCA IN CORNICI COEVE DELLA FINE DEL XIX ...

TWO VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS IN COEVE CORNINGS FROM THE END OF THE 19TH - BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY: One of the photos was portrayed by photographer Nicolò Coglitore of Palermo, while the other by the Roman photography studio Baldelli and Montesi.

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Lot n° 9

RIVISTA DEL 27 MAGGIO 1885

MAGAZINE OF MAY 27, 1885, commemorating May 27, 1860. The magazine, in folio format was published as a single issue. Bound in full stiff percallina binding with titles stamped in gold. in antiporta portrait fi Garibaldi. Pp. 34 with seven plates and an...

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Lot n° 10

TRE VOLUMI D’ARTE

THREE ART VOLUMES: 1) ANCIENT PHOTOS OF THE PROVINCE OF RAGUSA COLLECTION OF PHOTOS AND POSTCARDS BY GIANCARLO CAMPAILLA, s. d. Folio format. The volume contains about a thousand reproductions of vintage postcards and photos, through which one can reconstruct...

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Lot n° 11

CINQUE VOLUMI DI VARIA

FIVE VOLUMES OF VARIETY: 1) Carlo Hegel HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ITALIAN MUNICIPES, ed. Maurizio Guigoni, Milan 1861. In 8°. 1st edition. Hardcover full cloth editorial binding with gilt titles on spine. Pp. XXXII, 717. 2) Antonio Salandra POLITICS...

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Lot n° 12

LETTERA AUTOGRAFA DEL BARONE PIETRO ANTONIO SGADARI AL DUCA ...

AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER FROM BARON PIETRO ANTONIO SGADARI (1837 - 1897) TO THE DUKE OF THE VERDURA, regarding commercial issues of gabella. The letter is dated May 9, 1882. The Sgadari were one of the most important noble families of the Madonie between the...

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Lot n° 13

ROSA CORVAIA

Giacomo Etna ROSA CORVAIA, ed. Studio Editoriale Moderno, Catania s. d. (but 1933). 1st edition, with author's autograph dedication to publisher Vincenzo Muglia. Marginal printed paperback. Giacomo Etna, pseudonym ofVincenzo Musco(Niscemi,1895-Roma,1963),...

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Lot n° 14

DUE VOLUMI DEL XIX E XX SECOLO

TWO VOLUMES OF THE 19th AND 20th CENTURIES: 1) Single volume containing two works issued in handouts bound in one volume in 4°, in half leather and marbled plates. Gold titles and friezes on spine: Luigi Gualtieri L'INNOMINATO and DIO E L'UOMO, sequel...

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Lot n° 15

REGIO ESERCITO ITALIANO GARA DI STIMA DELLE ....

ROYAL ITALIAN ARMY DISTANCE ESTIMATION TENDER WITHIN ORIGINAL CASE. Crowned and spread-winged Savoy eagle and blank field for or with dedication. Minted medal, made to award participants in the Distance Estimation Race. Outline:framed Material:White metal,bronze,Silver....

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Lot n° 16

DUE CARTE

TWO MAPS: 1) GEOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE ITALIAN TRANSATLANTIC NAVIGATION COMPANY published by the Istituto Geografico De Agostini of Novara. Size 104 x 80 cm. depicts the map of Europe with the company's shipping routes. 2) R. Magnani GENEALOGICAL DEVELOPMENT...

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Lot n° 17

DODICI VOLUMI DI CUCINA VARIA

TWELVE VOLUMES OF VARIOUS CUISINE: 1) Apicius LA CUCINA DI ROMA, ed. Veronelli 1957. 1st edition. Editorial binding and dust jacket in color coated paper. In good condition. Pp. 246. 2) Pearl S. Buck THE ORIENTAL CUISINE, ed. Rizzoli 1975. 1st edition....

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Lot n° 18

DISTINTIVO DI MUTILATO DI GUERRA 1915 – 1916 CON SCATOLINA ...

WAR MUTILATE'S Badge 1915 - 1916 WITH ORIGINAL BOX and WAR MUTILATE'S CARD by Count Gabriele amari of St. Adrian's. The amputee badge was introduced as early as 1916, during the Great War. In fact, the first version indicated the years 1915-16, and was...

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Lot n° 19

DUE VOLUMI DI VARIA

TWO VOLUMES OF VARIOUS : 1) Carl Fox THE DOLLS, photographs by H. Landshoff, ed. Garzanti 1973. In 4° carré. Elegant hardcover editorial binding covered in red velvet with title engraved in gold on spine. Illustrated editorial dust jacket with wings....

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Lot n° 20

DUE MINILIBRI

TWO MINILIBERS: 1) Antonio Fogazzaro MIRANDA, ed. Florence, Barbera 1917. 36°. Vade Mecum edition. One volume, 6.5 x 4.5 cm. red cuts, pp. 190.Leather editorial binding with titles, friezes and decorations stamped in gold on plates and spine. Red-stained...

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Lot n° 21

OTTO VOLUMI

EIGHT VOLUMES: 1) Ayn Rand THE LIFE IS OURS, ed. Baldini and Castoldi 1940 - XVIII. Translated from the original American text by Giuseppina Ripamonti Perego and Maria Zotti. 2nd edition. 8°. Editorial paperback with illustrated paper cover. Pp. 134....

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Lot n° 22

QUATTORDICI VOLUMI DI ENOLOGIA E CUCINA

FOURTEEN VOLUMES ON ENOLOGY AND COOKING: 1) Mario Sobbia - edited by - CHIC DISHES AND DOC WINES. WHITE MEATS, ed. Barisone, Turin 1988. 1st edition. Illustrated semi-rigid paperback. 24 x 17 cm. 218 (6) pp. With an elegant printed framing of the pages...

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Lot n° 23

CINQUE VOLUMI IN LINGUA FRANCESE CON ELEGANTI LEGATURE ....

FIVE VOLUMES IN FRENCH LANGUAGE WITH ELEGANT EIGHTH CENTURY LEGATURES: 1) Frédéric-Alfred-Pierre, Count of Falloux CORRESPONDENCE DU R. P. LACORDAIRE ET DE MADAME SWETCHINE, ed. Paris Didier et C. 1864. In 8°. Fine half calf leather binding with corners...

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Lot n° 24

LETTERA AUTOGRAFA CON BUSTA DI SPEDIZIONE DEL TIPOGRAFO ...

AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER WITH SHIPPING SHEET FROM Palermo TYPOGRAPHER EDITOR Francesco Lao, on letterhead of the printing plant, then located at 31 Via Celso in Palermo. The letter, dated Palermo, August 2, 1876, is sent to Giuseppe Patiri of Palermo, a famous...

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Lot n° 25

ISTORIA DEL TESTAMENTO VECCHIO E NUOVO ADORNATA ...

HISTORY OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT ADORNED WITH BEAUTIFUL FIGURES, in Venice MDCCLXX Nella Stamperia di Giambattista Albrizzi. In 16°. Dedicated to the sons of Marco Antonio Erizzo, ambassador to the Holy See. Binding in half muted leather with marbled...

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Lot n° 26

DUE FOTOGRAFIE ED UNA RIVISTA

TWO PHOTOGRAPHS AND ONE REVIEW related to the Rudinì Family: 1) photograph of Antonio Starrabba di Rudinì. The photograph was taken by Frenchman Alphonse Bernoud, who was the first professional photographer to practice in Italy, opening photographic studios...

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Lot n° 27

CARTOLINA POSTALE AUTOGRAFA DI NAPOLEONE COLAJANNI

AUTOGRAPHIC POSTAL POSTCARD BY NAPOLEON COLAJANNI, addressed to Prof. Alessandro Paternostro who was a professor of law at the University of Palermo, politician, prefect and famous iamatologist. The postcard, with original postage, bears the date Naples...

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Lot n° 28

DUE VOLUMI DELLE EDIZIONI FMR

TWO VOLUMES OF FMR EDITIONS: 1) Carrera, Roland - Dominique Loiseau ANDROIDS. THE MECHANICAL WONDERS OF JAQUET-DROZ CELEBERS, Parma, Franco Maria Ricci, 1980. 8° paperback. Volume contained in editorial slipcase. With accompanying booklet "Musique a la...

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Lot n° 29

DUE VOLUMI IN 16°

TWO VOLUMES IN 16° by Tommaso Gargallo WORKS OF Q. ORAZIO FLACCO, ed. Palermo Biagio De Natale 1831 - 1832. 2 volumes collecting 4 tomes. Coeval half-leather binding with marbled plates and gilt titles and friezes on backs. Spattered edges. Tear to cuff...

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Lot n° 30

LA VITA DI GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA PRIVATA E PUBBLICA

Niccolò Buscemi THE LIFE OF JOHN FROM PROCIDA PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. HISTORICAL ESSAY BY NICCOLO' BUSCEMI, ed. Palermo, Reale Stamperia MDCCCXXXVI. In 8°. Coeval half-leather binding with marbled plates. Titles, fillets and friezes in gold on spine. Flecking...

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Lot n° 31

TRE VOLUMI DI ISIDORO LA LUMIA

THREE VOLUMES BY ISIDORO LA LUMIA: 1) la sicilia sotto carlo v imperatore, ed. Palermo, Fratelli Pedone Laurier 1862. In 8° small. Muted later binding. Use wear and fading to cover. Interior in very good condition. Pp. 320.2) HISTORY OF SICILY UNDER GUGLIELMO...

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Lot n° 32

VERSO I CIELI D’ORO. VENTI FOTOGRAFIE DI JEANLOUP SIEFF

Guy de Maupassant TOWARDS THE GOLDEN SKIES. TWENTY PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEANLOUP SIEFF, ed. Novecento 1984. Preface by Pierre Thomas and Jeanloup sieff. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. Ours is no. 1073. In folio. Series The Wayfarer and his shadow no. 2. Hardback...

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Lot n° 33

DICIOTTO VOLUMI DI CUCINA INTERNAZIONALE

TWELVE VOLUMES OF INTERNATIONAL CUISINE: 1) Jeanne Grillet LA CUISINE DE MARIE CLAIRE, Editions de l'Ami 1948. Figured editorial binding. 8° small. A classic of French cuisine. In very good condition. Pp. 450. 2) Suzanne Penna LA CUISINE AU FOYER, ed....

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Lot n° 34

QUATTRO RACCOGLITORI DI SANTINI A CARATTERE RELIGIOSO

FOUR BINDERS OF SANTINI OF A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER. The binders, contain several hundred Santini dated to the period between the late 19th century and the second half of the 20th century. The collection belonged to the family of the Counts Amari of S. ...

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Lot n° 35

RACCOGLITORE CON 31 MONETE DA COLLEZIONE

BINDER WITH 31 COLLECTIBLE COINS: 1) ROMA 1969 DIVISIONAL SERIES WITH 8 COINS, THE MINT. Coins within original cases. BU. 2) COLLECTOR'S COINS ISSUE 1970 SERIES No. 1,140,000. 9 coins BUI within original cases. Divisional series. 3) COINS 1985 CANADIAN...

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Lot n° 36

DUE VOLUMI D’ARTE SULLA SICILIA

TWO ARTS VOLUMES ON SICILY: 1) Maria Concetta Di Natale SPLENDORI DI SICILIA. DECORATIVE ARTS FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE BAROQUE, ed. Charta 2001. Catalog of the exhibition held in Palermo at the Albergo delle Povere between December 10 and April 30,...

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Lot n° 37

IL PERFETTO LEGGENDARIO DELLA VITA, E DE' FATTI DI N. S. ....

Alfonso Villegas THE PERFECT LEGENDARY OF THE LIFE, AND OF THE FACTS OF N. H. JESUS CHRIST, AND OF ALL THE SAINTS, OF WHOM HE CELEBRATES THE FEAST, Bassano MDCCLXXXVIII, at the expense Remondini of Venice. In 8° large. Rustic wrapped binding. Spine partially...

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Lot n° 38

LETTERA AUTOGRAFA DEL POLIGLOTTA E STUDIOSO DI LINGUE

AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER FROM POLIGLOTTA AND LANGUAGE STUDENT Max Leopold Wagner (1880 - 1962),a German ethnologist,linguist and philologist, considered the greatest scholar of Sardinian linguistics. For his research activity in the field of linguistics he...

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Lot n° 39

DUE VOLUMI D’ARTE SULLA SICILIA

TWO VOLUMES OF ART ON SICILY: 1) Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi / Enzo Sellerio CASTLES AND MONASTERI SICILIANI, ed. Palermo, Officine Lito - Tipografiche IRES 1968. 1st edition. 4°. Hardcover full cloth editorial binding with titles stamped in gold on spine....

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Lot n° 40

TRE VOLUMI DI MICHELE AMARI

THREE VOLUMES BY MICHELE AMARI: 1) Ibn Zafer SOLWAN EL MOTÀ OSSIAN POLITICAL CONFORTS OF IBN ZAFER ARAB SICILIAN OF THE 12th CENTURY, Italian version by Michele amari, on the unpublished Arabic text not translated into any language of the West, ed. Felice...

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Lot n° 41

LETTERA AUTOGRAFA dello scultore Mario Rutelli

AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER from sculptor Mario Rutelli regarding the equestrian monument of Umberto I made in Catania. The letter on the sculptor's letterhead, is dated April 20, 1911 and deals with the raising of the statue on the supporting podium. The monument...

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Lot n° 42

DUE VOLUMI DI PIETRO BURATTI

TWO VOLUMES OF PIETRO BURATTI: 1) OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF PIETRO BURATTI and POEMSIE DI PIETRO BURATTI VENEZIANO, ed. Venice, P. Naratovich 1865 - 1867. 3 volumes in two tomes. 8°. Coeval hardback binding with gilt titles and friezes within gussets on...

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Lot n° 43

TRE VOLUMI D’ARTE

THREE VOLUMES OF ART: 1) Giorgio De Chirico / Salvatore Quasimodo ILIADE, ED. Mondadori 1968. In 4°. First Italian edition of the Iliad in verse chosen and translated by Salvatore Quasimodo. Illustrated with 26 plates by Giorgio De Chirico, made for the...

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Lot n° 44

CINQUE VOLUMI D’ARTE

2) FIVE ART VOLUMES: 1) AA. VV. THE GOLDEN RECORD. MUSIC AND HISTORY OF ITALY, ed. RAI/ERI/ Imprimatur 2000. Volume in a limited edition of 1999 copies. Ours is no. 220. 33 x 25 cm. Foreword by Felice Lipari. Elegant full-leather editorial binding with...

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Lot n° 45

STORIA LETTERARIA DI SICILIA NE' TEMPI GRECI DI DOMENICO ....

Domenico Scinà STORIA LETTERARIA DI SICILIA NE' TEMPI GRECI DI DOMENICO SCINA' DA PALERMO, ed. Naples, Dalla Tipografia Trani 1840. 8° small. Later half-leather binding with arabesque stiff percale plates. Titles and friezes in gold on spine. Work in...

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Lot n° 46

PROSPETTO DELLA STORIA LETTERARIA DI SICILIA NEL SECOLO ...

Domenico Scinà PROSPECTUS OF THE LITERARY HISTORY OF SICILY IN THE DECIMOTTIOUS CENTURY, ed. Palermo, Lo Bianco 1859. 8°. Later binding in stiff half cloth with corners and hardback plates. Gold titles to spine. Spattered edges. Scattered foxing but work...

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Lot n° 47

DUE LETTERE AUTOGRAFE DI ANGELO SALTARELLI AI FRATELLI BIONDO ....

TWO AUTOGRAPHIC LETTERS FROM ANGELO SALTARELLI TO THE BIONDO BROTHERS AND TO ANDREA BIONDO, creator and co-founder, along with brothers Eugenio and Luigi of the Biondo Theater in Palermo, which opened on October 15, 1903. The letters, on paper and envelopes...

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Lot n° 48

TRE GUIDE STORICHE SU PALERMO

THREE HISTORICAL GUIDES ON PALERMO: 1) Vincenzo Mortillaro Marquis of Villarena GUIDE TO PALERMO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, ed. Palermo, Stamperia degli Eredi Graffeo MDCCCXXIX. 24°. Later binding in stiff half vellum with corners and floral plates. On the...

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Lot n° 49

LA SICILIA

Gastone Vuillier LA SICILIA, ed. Milan, Fratelli Treves 1897. In folio. Hardcover full cloth editorial binding with gilt titles to spine. plates faded by time and wear from use. Sporadic flourishes. Overall in very good condition. On the frontispiece...

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Lot n° 50

NUOVO DIZIONARIO SICLIANO – ITALIANO COMPILATO DA ...

Vincenzo Mortillaro of Villarena NEW SICLIAN - ITALIAN DICTIONARY COMPILED BY A SOCIETY OF LITERAL PEOPLE BY THE CURE OF BARON VINCENZO MORTILLARO, ed. Palermo, Tipografia del Giornale Letterario 1838. Half-leather editorial binding with marbled plates...

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Lot n° 51

LETTERA AUTOGRAFA DEL VENERABILE Gioacchino da Canicattì

AUTOGRAPHIC LETTER FROM VENERABLE Joachim of Canicattì, bornGaetano La Lomia(Canicattì,1831-Canicattì,1905), popularly known as Father Jachino. The letter, in perfect condition and dated December 23, 1867, is sent to his cousin Emanuele La Lomia (who...

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