Catalogo no.nr/n.d: Dal '500 al '600. 220 Volumi Selezionati, Classici, Letterari, Scientifici, Esoterici, Religiosi, Storici, Figurati, Curiosi e... by BOSIO, GIOVANNI

1818. Stipple engraving. 220mm by 155mm (platemark). 'Giorgio Washington'. George Washington (1732 - 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-1797), the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and established the position of President. From 'Serie di Vite e Ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi tempi' published in Milan 1815-1819. Accompanied by original text description in Italian. CONDITION : A couple of foxing spots, light handling creases and small water stain outside the platemark.

1818. Stipple engraving. 205mm by 140mm (platemark). Rare Italian engraving of Laperouse. From 'Serie di Vite e Ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi tempi' published in Milan 1815-1819. Jean Francois de Galaup, comte de La P'rouse (1741-1788?) was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. Jean-Franµois Bosio (1764-1827) was a French artist. He spent some time working in Italy, where he used the name Giovanni Battista Bosio.Light waterstain at the bottom of the sheet, well below the platemark. Faint movement in the paper.

1818. Copper-line engraving. 215mm by 155mm (platemark). Italian engraving of Captain James Cook. From 'Serie di Vite e Ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi tempi' published in Milan 1815-1819. One small spot in top margin. Light waterstain at the bottom of the sheet, well below the platemark. Faint movement in the paper.

In Roma : per Lodouico Grignani, 1650-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Quarto, 24 cm. [12], 704 pp., illustration with woodcut engravings. Lacking final 32 pages and all 21 plates and the map. Bound in fine 3/4 brown moroccan over marbled boards by Bayntun Binders. Bookplate. Minor toning, occasional staining. Worming, affecting text. <br> Bosio (1576-1629), "father of Christian archaeology", spent nearly his life exploring the catacombs of Rome. Three years after his death, the present work, in Italian, was first published under the patronage of the Knights of Malta. This work has two parts: the first was devoted to early Christian burial practices and funeral rituals and the second dedicated to a detailed description of the Roman catacombs that Bosio explored. It is illustrated with depictions of Roman tombs, coffins, and catacombs, many of which have since deteriorated or been destroyed.

Paris: Leonard, Coloniae,, Lutetiae Parisiorum, 1659. Folio. 2 volumes bound in one large in-4 volume (41,4 x 25,5 cm), ; ater green morocco chagrin, spine ribbed, beige parts, speckled edges (modern slipcase). First Parisian edition, rarer and more sought-after than the Roman original of 1651, of Bosio's work, translated into Latin and illustrated by Paul ARINGHI with woodcuts in the text and hors-texte etchings, including the frontispiece, and a folded map representing the plan, the sarcophagi and the decorations of the Christian catacombs of Rome. Ink stains to the browned frontispiece, some freckles and stains, missing and stained title page, frontispiece and folded map rebound, binding rubbed, later endpapers.OCLC Number 836684868 . Provenance: Aristophil Collection