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HISTORIA DI HELIODORO DELLE COSE ETHIOPCHE Nella Quale Fra Diversi Compassioneuoli . . .

Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari: Vinegia, 1560. Item #98-6710

6 x 3.5, later (18th century?) gilt ruled mottled calf, 399 pp, covers a bit worn, outer hinges starting, hinges loose, old bookplate removed, some ink writing on front fly, contents toned with minor spotting and soil and staining, some ink annotations/underlining, else a nice, readable, early copy of this classic on Ethiopia in Italian. With wonderful full page printer's device on last page (phoenix rising from the flames).

Price: $1,250.00