Bartolomeo (1523-1577) Arniglio

LE DIECE VEGLIE DI BARTOLOMEO ARNIGIO, DE GLIAMMENDATI COSTUMI DELL' HUMANA VITA, NELLE QUALI NON SOL SI TRATTA DE QUELLE VERTU, CH'A UIUER NELLA LUCE DE GLIHUOMINI, & DI DIO BISOGNEUOLI SONO

      Publisher: Pietro Maria Marchetti - Date of Publication: 1576 - Binding: 1/4 leather - Edition: First Ed - Condition: Very Good/No Dust Jacket - Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall [xii], 700, [12]pp.Rebound in mid 19th century in 1/2 greet leather, marbled boards and edges. Margins trimmed (not affecting text). Double gilt-ruled spine in 5 compartments wth devices stamped in gilt. Illustrated throughout with woodcut headpieces and initial letters, and with illustrated title page depicting an aldine (aldus) press-style device of dolphin and anchor. And like Aloine Press books, this is printed in Italic, a typeface invented by Aldus and first used by him in 1501.French booksellers stamp on front pastedown. Some light, scattered ink marginalia. A dampstain to lower margins of the first 95pp. Otherwise contents are pretty tight and clean. Some edgewear to binding. - [Publisher: Pietro Maria Marchetti]