Cookies are used to provide our services and to help us understand how our site is being used so that we can make improvements. She spends as much time as she can in a village in Tuscany, the inspiration for her fictional debut novel The Tears of Monterini.

One of the most elegantly printed productions by the press, this edition of Ariosto's masterpiece in Italian was instrumental in establishing Baskerville's reputation as a leading typographer in Europe, and is handsomely illustrated with engravings after some of the most celebrated Parisian and London artist. As the storm clouds of war gather, everyone will have to make a heart-breaking choice to save the lives of those they love. First edition of this splendidly illustrated book on horse breeding, one of few such books to be published in four languages. E sì che ne posseggo un numero superiore al necessario; ma succede anche coi libri come con le altre cose: la fortuna nel cercarli è sprone a una maggiore avidità di possederne”.I don't think I have read another World War II novel that brings the reader into the very depths of war on a very personal basis. Second edition of arguably the most notable Italian work on monetary theory, first published anonymously in 1751 (dated 1750), this the first edition to name Galiani as the author, and expanded with a preface, notes, and an epilogue. A scarce and substantial set of this attractively produced series, presenting in facsimile the original editions that shaped the history of accounting within the period 1543-1831; these copies formerly in the possession of the editor, Basil Selig Yamey, with his reading notes.

Secondo l'esperienza di Archie, qualunque cosa dotata di memoria lunga mantiene i rancori, e non va per niente bene tenere animaletti domestici con ragioni di rancore (quella volta mi hai dato il cibo sbagliato, quell'altra mi hai fatto il bagno). First edition, one of 150 copies of this finely printed photographic reproduction of Traquair's illuminated manuscript of Dante's Vita Nuova. The first edition was published in Rome in 1512 and is now exceedingly rare, WorldCat locating only the British Library copy, and the copy sold in 1996 the only appearance at auction in modern times.A great experience gained in terms of evaluation and purchase has allowed us over time to create an archive of great respect and historical value, embracing the years from the beginning of the 1600s to the end of the 1900s.

We are specialists in early printed books, first editions, popular prints and decorated papers; Latin America, bibliography, English, French and Spanish books. Della moneta was penned in response to the monetary crisis that hit the Kingdom of Naples after the 1748 Peac.This was a beautifully written and deeply moving novel about a very difficult period in Italian history. Many WWII historical novels are described as "heartbreaking" but the description proves to be hyperbolic. There is death, destruction, suffering, hatered and horrible acts of cruelty amidst the love and beauty. We have decided to sell a part of our collection, and we are ready to offer incunables, manuscripts and volumes dated back to the 1500s.