Orationes duae, carminaque nonnulla.

Sm. folio: [2]-xli (= 41)-[1 bl.] ff. (minor soiling).

Old boards, spine with gilt leather label (spine dam.). Nice wide-margined copy.

Rare well-printed original edition of a famous collection of Latin pastoral poetry, posthumously published by the poet’s admiring friends. Andrea Navagero (1483-1529) was a Venetian diplomat, poet and scholar. He was a.o. a collaborator of Aldus Manutius, a custodian of the library of San Marco, and a skilful diplomat. Woodcut ill. on title. Ref. Edit16 34919. - Adams N-94. - STC Italian (BL) 462. - Not in Oberlé. Prov. Old inscription on title. - John Britnell, Toronto, Canada (bookseller’s ticket).