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63 - PICCOLOMINI (Alessandro). On the Education of a Man Born Noble and Living in a Free City. Venice, Giovanmaria Bonelli, 1552. In-8, fawn calfskin, frame decorated with two black and orange bands bordered by gold fillets, large central cartouche decorated with stylized gold foliage and white wax, orange, and green; small spandrels of the same design at the corners; dotted with three grouped gilt dots and two gilt initials, F and B, on each side; smooth, decorated spine; gilt edges (contemporary binding).
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PICCOLOMINI (Alessandro). On the Education of a Man Born Noble and Living in a Free City. Venice, Giovanmaria Bonelli, 1552. In-8, fawn calfskin, frame decorated with two black and orange bands bordered by gold fillets, large central cartouche decorated with stylized gold foliage and white wax, orange, and green; small spandrels of the same design at the corners; dotted with three grouped gilt dots and two gilt initials, F and B, on each side; smooth, decorated spine; gilt edges (contemporary binding). Venetian edition printed in italic type, adorned with a woodcut on the reverse of the title page. Attractive wax-decorated binding from the period, likely from Lyon. Restored binding with refreshed wax decoration, spine rebuilt, lining and endpapers replaced. One jaw is split.
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