Estimate € 400 - 600
Sold € 700
Auction: 22 January 2018 at 15:00
CECCARELLI, Alfonso (1532-1583) - Dell’Historia di Casa Monaldesca. Ascoli: Gioseppe de gl’Angeli, 1580. First edition of this rare work (Lozzi, 5447). 4to (225 x 166mm). Large woodcut on title with the arms of the Monaldeschi della Cervara family, printer's device at end and final leaf with full-page woodcut with 5 coat of arms including the one of the family, woodcut initials and headpieces (occasional light spotting, few scattered stains and few marginal holes at end). Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (lacking ties, few stains). Provenance: Ignazio Costanzi (?) 1675 (signature and date on title) - heraldic exlibris.
Estimate € 400 - 600