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Venice; Florence: Domenico e Giovanni Battista Guerra; gli eredi di Bernardo Giunta, 1562; 1577. First editions. Good. Small quarto (22 cm); two works in one volume. [32], 552, [44] pages; [1 blank leaf]; [16], 177, [11] pages. Fleur-de-lys device on both title pages (Gamba says copies exist with Medici arms in place of the fleur-de-lys). Printers and locations from colophons. Text in italic type, headings in roman. Shoulder notes. In old full mottled calf, joints cracked but holding, gilt decoration on spine worn away. Boards worn. Occasional light stains. Top edge trimmed close, not affecting text. Armorial bookplate of Sir John Cope, Baronet (the fifth or sixth of that name). References: Adams. V 794 and 795; Gamba 1028 and 1030; Camerini, I, p. 433; Lozzi I, 1959. Contemporary of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, the Villani brothers Matteo and Giovanni are considered the most important chroniclers of 14th-century Florence. The older brother, Giovanni, died in the plague of 1348, leaving… Read More