PETRARCHA, FRANCISCUS, false attribution

Chronica delle vite de pontefici et imperatori romani composta per M. Francesco Petrarcha allaquale sono state aggiu[n]te q[ue]lle che da tempi del Petrarcha i[n]sino alla eta nostra ma[n]cauano

      [Vinegia, 1526.]. Small 8vo, 120 leaves, (i.e. 118, [2] leaves), with many errors in pagination; elaborate woodcut border on title-p. consisting of urns, putti, birds, gryphons, and vines, printer's device on verso of last leaf; late 18th or early 19th century calf-backed boards, red and black morocco labels on spine; top and bottom panels of spine perished, extremities worn, title-p. loosening and with a small tear from the top outer corner (not affecting any letterpress), several other minor tears throughout; a good copy. First printed in Venice in 1507. A history of the Roman emperors and popes from Julius Caesar to Pius III, and including a reference to Columbus and Hispaniola on leaf P2. OCLC cataloguing notes: "Not generally regarded as part of the Petrarch canon; the part attributed to him ends with Gregory XI (leaf 107 [i.e. 105] verso); the anonymous continuation extends into the reign of Clement VII." The dedication is signed Nicolo Garanta. Adams P848; Sabin 61291.