Petrarca, Francesco (1304-74).

IL PETRARCHA CON L’ESPOSITIONE D’ALESSANDRO VELLUTELLO E CON PIU UTILI COSE IN DIVERSI LUOGHI DI QUELLA NOVISSIMANENTE DA LUI AGGIUNTE

      (Venice: Bartolomeo Zanetti, 1538) Early Venetian printing and the most accurate. Petrarca’s portrait at the title-page, fine double-page woodcut map of Valchiusa. 8vo, (mm 215 x 149), Handsomely bound in full Italian vellum, the spine with maroon morocco lettering piece gilt and with wide tooled bands gilt, compartments with central gilt device, covers with borders roll-tooled in gilt. 10 unnumbered leaves, 158 leaves numbered III-160, 44 unnumbered leaves.. A very handsome copy, very well preserved, clean and tight. VERY FINE PRINTING IN A VERY PLEASING BINDING. The best and most accurate edition of Vellutello's commentary, printed by Zanetti for Alessandro Vellutello and Giovanni Giolito da Trino, that printed himself the following issues of this edition. A very handsome copy enriched by the condition.