Petrarch, Francesco

[Il Petrarcha].

      Bernardino Bindoni, 1541. Good 8vo (15.5 x 10 cm), 180 [40] leaves. Woodcut illustrations. This copy lacking leaves a1 (title page), h7 (replaced by tipped-in leaf with text on recto neatly handwritten), and C8 (final blank? ). Imprint from colophon on C7v. Bound in marbled paper over pressboard, rubbed at joints and edges. Binding quite loose, especially first 65 leaves or so. First 16 leaves with significant edgewear, repairs to ff 2-6. Mild dampstains throughout.