POLI, Giuseppe Saverio (1746-1825) - Testacea utriusque Sicilae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata. Parma: Giambattista Bodoni, 1791-95. A collection of plates from the finest work on clams of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Brooks: Opera classica nel suo genere (De Lama), che è difficile trovarsi completa”. The work was published in two volumes and a third volume appeared as supplement in 1826-27. 2 volumes in 3 tomes, folio massimo (532 x 355mm). First volume in two tomes (lacking some text leaves) in contemporary marbled boards, manuscripts label on spine (worn), with engraved vignettes and 18 engraved plates in double state. First tome: 3ccnn, X, 90, 50, 1cnn; second tome: 1cnn, 70 (and not 74 as in Brooks). (Waterstaining, very heavy in tome I, only part of text leaves present); second volume bound in recent paper with pp. 71-144 (lacking pp.145-146), 147-264, 1 cnn., lxxvi, ilxxiii e 39 engraved plates in single state and good conditions. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. Brooks 426. (3)

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