£320
GIUSEPPE COSTANZO BUONFIGLIO. PRIMA PARTE DELL'HISTORIA SICILIANA..., 1604. Prima parte dell'historia Siciliana, nellequale si contiene la descrittione antica, & moderna di Sicilia, le guerre, & altri fatti notabili dalla sua origine per sino alla morte del Catolico Rè Don Filippo II. Divisa in XX libri et due parti. Venice: Bonifacio Ciera, 1604. Two parts in one volume. 4to. With engraved device on the title-page, full-page engraved author's portrait, and numerous woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and decorated initials. Contemporary vellum. 692 pp. Uncollated. Some marginal water stains, title page slightly foxed, otherwise pages are clear and bright. Binding rubbed and slightly cracked at hinges. An excellent example.
First edition of Buonfiglio's history of Sicily, with the text divided into two parts, each with ten numbered books, giving an elaborate description of his native island, its origins, the scenery, geological conditions and illustrious inhabitants.
Provenance: From a private collection by descent to the vendor.
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