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[POZZI, Rocco - FOSCHINI, Antonio]. Description of the festivities celebrated by the most faithful city of Naples for the glorious return from the enterprise of Sicily of the sacred majesty Charles of Bourbon King of Naples. Naples, Felice Mosca, 1735 Small folio. 325x224 mm. Binding at arms in full stiff vellum, on plates ornate gilt frame and large coat of arms surmounted by crown in center, title and friezes in gilt on spine, recent guard sheets. Pages 56, including Frontispiece. Vignette on Title Page, Figured Headpiece and Initial, 2 large plates outside text folded several times, all copper-engraved. Rear binding, some minor restorations in first plate, very slight traces of use, beautiful copy stamped on strong paper, with wide margins. Very rare party book, beautifully illustrated. First edition. Described are the three days of festivities, organized by Master of Ceremonies Don Girolamo Trutta, to celebrate the return of Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples and Sicily, from a journey through his kingdom. Theatrical performances, music and dancing were staged, as well as fire and water games, and the elaborate pier for his landing was built by royal engineer Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale. The large vignette on the Frontispiece is engraved by da Rocco Pozzi after a design by Michele Foschini, the two large folded plates are engraved by Bartolomeo De Grado and Antonio Baldi after a design by Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale: one illustrates the sumptuous apparatus that welcomed the king on his arrival by sea, while the second shows the series of porticoes ending in a triumphal arch erected for the occasion on the facade of the royal palace.Vinet 602. Missing from Brunet. Small folio. 325x224 mm. Armorial binding in stiff vellum, covers decorated with a gilt frame and large coat of arms surmounted by a crown in the center, gilt title and ornaments on the spine, recent endpapers. 56 pages, including title page. Vignette on the title page, illustrated headpiece and initial, 2 large out-of-text plates folded several times, all engraved in copper. Rear binding, some small restorations on the first plate, very slight signs of wear, nice copy printed on thick paper, with wide margins. Very rare holiday book, beautifully illustrated. First edition. The three days of celebrations are described, organized by the Master of Ceremonies Don Girolamo Trutta, to celebrate the return of Charles of Bourbon, king of Naples and Sicily, from a journey through his kingdom. Theatricals, music and dances as well as fire-and waterworks were staged, and the elaborate pier for his disembarkation was built by the royal engineer Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale. The large vignette on the Titlepage is engraved by Rocco Pozzi based afterMichele Foschini, the two large folded plates are engraved by Bartolomeo De Grado and Antonio Baldi based on a design by Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale: one illustrates the pomp surrounding his arrival by sea, while the second shows the series of porticoes ending in a triumphal arch erected for the occasion on the front of the royal palace.

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[POZZI, Rocco - FOSCHINI, Antonio]. Description of the festivities celebrated by the most faithful city of Naples for the glorious return from the enterprise of Sicily of the sacred majesty Charles of Bourbon King of Naples. Naples, Felice Mosca, 1735 Small folio. 325x224 mm. Binding at arms in full stiff vellum, on plates ornate gilt frame and large coat of arms surmounted by crown in center, title and friezes in gilt on spine, recent guard sheets. Pages 56, including Frontispiece. Vignette on Title Page, Figured Headpiece and Initial, 2 large plates outside text folded several times, all copper-engraved. Rear binding, some minor restorations in first plate, very slight traces of use, beautiful copy stamped on strong paper, with wide margins. Very rare party book, beautifully illustrated. First edition. Described are the three days of festivities, organized by Master of Ceremonies Don Girolamo Trutta, to celebrate the return of Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples and Sicily, from a journey through his kingdom. Theatrical performances, music and dancing were staged, as well as fire and water games, and the elaborate pier for his landing was built by royal engineer Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale. The large vignette on the Frontispiece is engraved by da Rocco Pozzi after a design by Michele Foschini, the two large folded plates are engraved by Bartolomeo De Grado and Antonio Baldi after a design by Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale: one illustrates the sumptuous apparatus that welcomed the king on his arrival by sea, while the second shows the series of porticoes ending in a triumphal arch erected for the occasion on the facade of the royal palace.Vinet 602. Missing from Brunet. Small folio. 325x224 mm. Armorial binding in stiff vellum, covers decorated with a gilt frame and large coat of arms surmounted by a crown in the center, gilt title and ornaments on the spine, recent endpapers. 56 pages, including title page. Vignette on the title page, illustrated headpiece and initial, 2 large out-of-text plates folded several times, all engraved in copper. Rear binding, some small restorations on the first plate, very slight signs of wear, nice copy printed on thick paper, with wide margins. Very rare holiday book, beautifully illustrated. First edition. The three days of celebrations are described, organized by the Master of Ceremonies Don Girolamo Trutta, to celebrate the return of Charles of Bourbon, king of Naples and Sicily, from a journey through his kingdom. Theatricals, music and dances as well as fire-and waterworks were staged, and the elaborate pier for his disembarkation was built by the royal engineer Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale. The large vignette on the Titlepage is engraved by Rocco Pozzi based afterMichele Foschini, the two large folded plates are engraved by Bartolomeo De Grado and Antonio Baldi based on a design by Niccolò Tagliacozzi Canale: one illustrates the pomp surrounding his arrival by sea, while the second shows the series of porticoes ending in a triumphal arch erected for the occasion on the front of the royal palace.

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