Live auction - Lot 1312

Early standard history of Corfu

[Greece - Corfu]

MARMORA, Andrea

Della historia di Corfu [...].

Venice, Curti, 1672


Hammer price: € 1.300

€ 200 / 300

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4to: [30 incl. front.]-384 pp. (portrait, pp. 385-456, table and errata missing; tear skilfully strengthened to a3, marg. damp stains, one stain and tear without loss to a4, some extended dampstaining, sm. tear strengthened to 1st pl., ink stain to Ee, some marg. spotting or soiling).

Orig. cardboard, ink-titled flat spine (spine detached, front flyleaf loose). Untrimmed copy.

First edition of this work by Marmora, member of an old Corfiot family. Ill. with a front., 3 maps on double-page (Corfu, Corfu fortress and Cherssopolis/Palaeopolis), 5 pl. of coins (one in-text, 1 on double p. and 3 full-pages).
Ref. Greek Civilization, n. 448. - Blackmer [sale cat.], 212.
Prov. Alessandro Augusti, Count of Sinigaglia, who drew a wind rose in ink on flyleaves (hole in front flyleaf due to ink) and spine (contemp. ms. entry). - Giuseppe Augusti, Jesuit (id.).

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Lot 1312

Early standard history of Corfu

Della historia di Corfu [...].

MARMORA, Andrea

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