LOTTERY. Ordeni & regole stabilite dall'Illustrissimi Signori Proveditori di Commun, et confirmate nell'Eccelso Conseglio di Dieci; 1657 a d 19 Novembre. In materia di un Lotto del Signor Cavalier Benedetto Salvatico.
(Venice) G.P.Pinelli, (1657) 4pp.: woodcut arms of Venice on title-page; disbound, minimal margins. An extremely interesting piece describing in great detail the procedures to be followed in the lottery. The prizes in this case were a palazzo and its surrounding land (forty fields, both arable and meadow land), on which stood a 'casa per commodo di forestieri insieme una Staletta, Cason di Paglia...etc.' There were also substantial cash prizes. Instructions are given for the printing of tickets and the corresponding booklet, for the process of selling tickets, for the draw and for the announcements of winning tickets. We can find no trace of another copy.
£350
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