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GOLDONI, Carlo (1707-1793). Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni . Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1761.
GOLDONI, Carlo (1707-1793). Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni . Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1761. 17 volumes, 8 o (210 x 134 mm, volume 10 200 x 124 mm). Engraved titles, engraved frontispieces, 2 engraved portrait frontispieces in vol. 1 (including a frontispiece portrait of Goldoni by Pitteri after Lorenzo Tiepolo , and 68 engraved plates by Baratti et al. after P.A. Novelli. (A few leaves browning, spotted or stained, a few with minor marginal tears, some repaired, lacking leaves A4.5 in vol. 10.) Contemporary French marbled calf, spines in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, red morocco gilt lettering pieces, edges gilt (light rubbing and chipping, volume 10 rebacked preserving original spine, some hinges starting). Provenance : B. Legoux (inscription dated 1810); Howard Douglas Leonard Galton (armorial bookplate); acquired from Goodspeed's Book Shop, 1971. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Goldoni proposed that the frontispiece for each volume should represent a scene from his own life, resulting in an illustrated biography. Morazzoni 234. [ With :] GOLDONI, Carlo. Delli Componimenti Diversi di Carlo Goldoni . Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1764. 2 volumes in 1, (211 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispieces, engraved titles. Contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of this work which frequently accompanies the Delle Commedie . Morazzoni 234. [ With :] GOLDONI, Carlo. Delli Componimenti Diversi di Carlo Goldoni . Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1764. Volume 1 (of 2) only, (209 x 135 mm). Engraved frontispiece, engraved title. Lacks covers. (19)