Estimate € 400 - 600
Sold € 400
Auction: 21 September 2021 at 15:30
FILIPPINI, Anton Pietro (1529- dopo 1594) - Istoria di Corsica. Pisa: 1827-1831, A copy sent by the editor at the orders of Count Pozzodiborgo (1764-1842). Italian diplomat and politician, Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo was one of the most important figures of the Russian Empire, a declared enemy of Napoleon and supporter of Pasquale Paoli in the independence of Corsica. 5 volumes, 8vo (206 x 142mm). Frontispice portrait of the author and a second portrait at the beginning of the first volume (some foxing). Contemporary quarter green calf decorated in gilt, over marbled paper boards (extremities lightly rubbed). (5)
Estimate € 400 - 600