Bentivoglio, Guido, Cardinal Raccolta di lettere Cambridge 1727
Bentivoglio, Guido, Cardinal. Raccolta di lettere scritte dal S. Cardinal Bentivoglio in tempo delle sue nunziature di Francia, e di Fiandra a diversi personaggi. Cambridge: ove si vendono appresso G. Thurlbourn, ed in Londra appresso G. Groenewegen e N. Prevost, 1727. (14)201(1), (2)130 pp. Sm. 8vo, contemporary speckled calf (upper joint slightly cracked). First edition thus; edited, with notes, and a dedication to Lord Townshend, by Alexander Inglis. The early 17th-century diplomatic letters of Cardinal Bentivoglio were commonly used as a school text, both in Italy and in teaching Italian abroad. Wanting a flyleaf at the front, otherwise a very good copy. Early signature on the title-page of Wriothesly Digby, with his armorial bookplate on the pastedown opposite. Scarce; the ESTC (on-line, 10/02) lists two copies only in North America (ICN, KU-S), along with several others elsewhere.
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