111 - Antonio BOSIO. *Roma sotterranea*… Rome, Lodovico Grignani, 1650. In-4, cream vellum, plain, unmarked spine (contemporary binding).

Antonio BOSIO. *Roma sotterranea*… Rome, Lodovico Grignani, 1650. In-4, cream vellum, plain, unmarked spine (contemporary binding). Avery, 111 / Brunet, I-1124 /// (6f.)-708 (incorrectly numbered 704)-(16f., excluding the last blank page, which is missing here) New edition in quarto format. The first edition was published in 1632 in Rome by Guglielmo Facciotti in large folio format. A curious work on the catacombs and cemeteries of Rome. This in-4 edition contains 3 fold-out copperplate engravings, including a map of ancient Rome, 20 double-page plates inserted separately, also on copper, including 4 signed Ful (1) and Miotte (3), the others anonymous, and countless woodcut reproductions in the text, including a great many inscriptions. This copy has the indecent parts obscured with ink on two plates. The vellum is slightly soiled, and the strings at the second joint are cut. There is water damage at the corners of the first 4 leaves, a tear in one plate and one leaf, and a small cutout on the last leaf to conceal a provenance mark.