Lot n° 210  | Auction 487

Estimate € 1,500 - 2,500

Sold € 3,300

Auction: 22 September 2020 at 15:30

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[GENOVA] - La cronique de Gennes avec la totalle description de toute ytallie. Paris: Eustace de Brie, 1507,   Rare and finely bound chronicle of Genoa. At the end are verses comparing Rome, Venice, Naples, Florence, Genoa, Milan, London and Bruges with Paris. Only 2 auction records are recorded on RBH (one of which for this copy in 1934).   8vo (158 x 104mm). Large decorative capital L on title, woodcut depicting Louis XII and dignitaries on verso (expert repairs in title, f8 with small spots and minor corner repair). 19th-century red crushed morocco gilt by Bedford, gilt edges (joints and corners slightly rubbed). Provenance: Henry Huth (1815-1878, British banker and Book Collector; booklabel).   The lot is accompanied by a export license.


Estimate € 1,500 - 2,500

Sold € 3,300

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