ARIOSTO, Lodovico; ROLLI, Paolo

Delle satire e rime del divino Ludovico Ariosto Libri II.

Hamburg: Abram Vandenhoek, 1732. 8vo. [x], 212 pp. Frontispiece portrait. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, worn, hinges cracked; interior good. Ownership inscription on fly-leaf, booklabel of James Vivian Tippet. Item #11208

Later edition edited by Rolli, tutor to the Prince of Wales, who also wrote libretti for Handel and other composers, translated Milton and Shakespeare, and generally did much to introduce Italian literature to an English audience.

Price: $275.00