[Machiavelli]. Patricii (Francesco)/[Patricius Franciscus], ...

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£110

[Machiavelli]. Patricii (Francesco)/[Patricius Franciscus], La militia romana di Polibio, di Tito Livio, e di Dionigi Alicarnaseo, first edition, Ferrara: Domenico Mamarelli, 1583, title-page with the arms of the dedicatee Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, woodcut head and tail pieces, historiated initials, ff: [6], 92, 12 folding etched and engraved plates, first dedication leaf repaired with loss of text, some further repairs, smaller and discreet, with no loss of text, some foxing, 18th c Italian vellum, spine MS lettered, marbled edges, 18th c MS inscription to ffep verso, 4to

Provenance: Thomas Francis Fremantle, either the 1st Baron (1798-1890) or 2nd Baron Cottesloe (1830-1918); Golden Age armorial bookplate to pastedown.