MAZZE(Clemens)

Vita Di San Zenobio

      Bartholommeo Di Libri, Florence 1487 - Quarto, modern vellum, moderately stained throughout with some inner blank margins damaged, some leaves weak and brittle, bottom blank edge of first leaf reinforced, though a respectable copy and in many respects comparable to the Sexton copy sold in 1981. Ex libris Solomon Pottesman. The fourth century saint, Zenobius, was bishop of Florence and the principal patron saint of that city and widely depicted by Florentine artists. Hain 10981; Goff M 417. The rare first edition. Mazze's first book. Because of the value of this item, extra postal insurance or registry fees may be required.