De remediis utriusque fortunae [ed. Nicolaus Lucarus].

Folio: [166] ff., 43-44 ll. (some marg. soiling, tear in q1, old repairs to inner margin of quire q).

Old limp vellum, spine on 3 raised bands with paper label, bottom edge titled (soiled, sm. def., ties gone). Excellent copy.

3rd separate ed. (1st 1473) of a collection of 254 dialogues by Petrarch (1304-1374). It is “a bouquet of moral philosophy, set out to show how thought and deed can generate happiness on the one hand, or sorrow and disillusionment on the other. In a recurring theme throughout the dialogues, Petrarch advises humility in prosperity and fortitude in adversity” (Wikipedia). Woodcut mark at the end. Capital spaces with guide-letters. Ref. ISTC ip00409000. - Goff P-409. - Polain 4644. - IGI 7578. - BMC VII:956. - CIBN P-164. - BSB-Ink P-264. Prov. "Collegij Sancti Jo: in Vinea" (1r). - [Georges Petit].