Descrizione

The First Printing and First Edition of Palladio reissued in the exact format by Pasquale in 1766. General and divisional titles within woodcut historiated architectural border, over 200 woodcut illustrations (including over 150 full page folio sized engravings). Folio, very handsomely bound in period 18th century Italian decorated calf over Italian marbled paper covered boards, the spine panel is handsomely decorated in gilt between multi-ruled and tooled gilt bands, the compartments decorated further with gilt tooling and gilt friezes, red morocco lettering label gilt. 2 cc., 63 pp.; 1 c., 76 pp.; 2 cc., 42 pp., 1 c.b.; 1 c., 132 pp. A very handsome copy indeed, beautifully preserved, fresh, crisp and clean, the binding strong, a little wear to the tips. An unusually handsome and well preserved example. Small closed tear in the lower white margin of p. 95 of the fourth book, with partial restoration, and in the white inner margin of the last leaf.