Sale 2468 - Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, March 8, 2018

269 c (VERRI, ALESSANDRO.) Tresham, Henry. Le Aventure di Saffo, Poetessa di Mitilene. Aquatint title, leaf of engraved text, and 18 aquatint plates by Tresham. Folio, 455x336 mm, contemporary mottled sheep gilt, front cover additionally stamped “Cav[alie]re Alessandro Verri,” spine ends chipped, few stains on covers; dampstain in blank upper inner corners throughout, light to moderate foxing on most plates. Rome, 1784 [800/1,200] first edition of a suite of dramatic aquatints inspired by Verri’s popular 1780 novel about the Greek poet Sappho’s legendary tragic infatuation with Phaon. Tresham (1751-1814) was an Irish painter and art dealer who worked in Rome during the 1770s-80s and was elected to the Royal Academy following his return to England. 270 c VIANOLI, ALESSANDRO MARIA. Historia Veneta. Volume 1 (of 2). Engraved portrait of the author;numerous portraits ofVenetian doges in text.[16],780,[61] pages,including errata leaf at end. 4to, 234x168 mm, old vellum boards, somewhat soiled and stained; worming alonghinges and ingutter of opening leavesminimally affecting the portrait of the author,contents otherwise clean. Branded ownership mark of the Seminario Conciliar de México on top edges. Venice: Gio. Giacomo Hertz, 1680 [250/350] first edition . The second volume was published in 1684. 269