BEMBO, Pietro Historiae Venetae libri XII. Venice (sons of Aldus Manutius) [Gualtiero Scoto] 1551 Folio: [4]-203-[1] ff. (occ. sl. spotting, sm. marg. damp stains to ff. 198-199). 18th-c. calf, gilt-ruled covers, gilt ruled spine with raised bands, marbled edges (joints split repaired with cloth, rubbed). Good copy. First edition, published posthumously, of the history of the Republic of Venice from 1487 until 1583 by Bembo (1470-1547), humanist, cardinal and official historian of the Republic. Copy with G. Scoto's large device representing Mercury and Pallas on title and with the privilege to Carlo Gualteruzzi. Aldus' mark on last leaf. Wide-margined copy in a neat typography. Ref. EDIT16 5037. - Renouard p. 152. - Adams B-597. - STC Italian p. 80.

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