PRIULI (Francesco). Delle Grandezze di Maria Vergine. Venetia, Angelo Bodio, 1677. 3 vol. in-folio bound in full vellum, spine with handwritten title in ink. Vol.1: [10] ff. 760 pp. (marked 754 pp.), vol.2: [2] ff, IV, [2] ff, 743 pp. (marked 723 pp.), Vol.3: XVI, 859 pp. (marked 871 pp.). Decorated with woodcut headpieces, footnotes and lettering. Later edition than the original dated 1666. Charming copy in a period binding despite some flawsEx-libris Amaldi J.C. Good condition Binding : Boards (especially the upper ones) slightly curved Soiling Some jaws partially split (vol.2) Small tears in the head cover of vol.3 but not missing Inner pages : Some browned pages Slight foxing of variable density Minor paper defects dating from the time of printing Some minor soiling

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