Lot n° 255  | Auction 487

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MAGGI, Girolamo (ca. 1523 - 1572) - Della fortificatione delle città. Venice: Rutilio Borgominiero, 1564.   First edition of this renowned treatise on fortifications by Girolamo Maggi.   Folio (351 x 252mm). Large printer's device on title and at end, woodcut headpieces and initials, numerous woodcut illustrations in text, some large, other double-page (removed stamp on title, some soiling, staining, spotting and occasional browning, final leaf repaired at top margin). Early vellum applied on modern vellum (lacking ties, some light wear).


Estimate € 1,000 - 1,500

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