Lot 03274

“Storia della Repubblica di Venezia dalla sua Fondazione sino l’Anno MDCCXLVII”, Vol.Ι, III, IV, Venice, Andrea Poletti, 1751. 4to, pp. [14], 485, [1] + 560 + 534, [1]. Frontispiece portrait of the author on 1st volume. Title-pages in red/black ink with engraved printer’s vignettes. Wonderful chapter and initial engraved vignettes & ornaments. Venice, Andrea Poletti, 1751. Light water-stain on last leaves of Vol.IV, occasional wax-spots. Uniform contemporary full vellum, with titles in gilt on leather strips pasted on spines. One of the most comprehensive works along the political history of the Venetian republic.