153 - Croce, Giulio Cesare. Translation from Tuscan into Venetian of *Bertoldo, Bertoldin, and Cacasenno*. Padua, Conzati, 1747. A work of pure wit, splendidly reinterpreted in the lively dialect of 18th-century Venice

Croce, Giulio Cesare. Translation from Tuscan into Venetian of *Bertoldo, Bertoldin, and Cacasenno*. Padua, Conzati, 1747. A work of pure wit, splendidly reinterpreted in the lively dialect of 18th-century Venice Croce, Giulio Cesare. Translation from Tuscan into the Venetian language of Bertoldo, Bertoldin, and Cacasenno. Padua, Conzati, 1747. 3 parts in 1 octavo volume (180 x 115 mm); [22], 724 (+ 8), [2] pages. Frontispiece repeated at the beginning of each part, vignettes on the title pages, 3 plates outside the text (slight yellowing, scattered stains and foxing, small woodworm holes restored.) 19th-century binding, smooth spine with gold title, red edges (worn). The translation printed opposite the original Italian is a lighthearted work by Giuseppe Pichi, a Venetian lawyer, in which the most difficult Venetian words or phrases are printed in italics and explained at the end. Gamba, Venetian Dialect, 150. A work of pure wit, beautifully reimagined in the vibrant dialect of 18th-century Venice