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[America, Indipendence War] Robertson - Botta, 3 v.
[America, Indipendence War] Robertson - Botta, 3 v.
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TWO WORKS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

[1.]: FIRST EDITION IN ITALIAN OF "THE HISTORY OF AMERICA" BY ROBERTSON

Robertson, William. Storia dell'America di Guglielmo Robertson [...]. Traduzione dall'inglese dedicata all'autore. Vol. 1. [-2.]. In Pisa: per Francesco Pieraccini, 1780

folio, 290x216 mm, half leather binding with marbled paper at boards, blue color sprinkled edges; 2 vols; pp. XXXI, [1], 572, [4], [1] portrait leaf, [2] folded leaves of plates; [4], 660, [4], [2] folded leaves of plates. Chalcographic portrait of the Author at fist vol. frontispiece, drawn by Joshua Reynolds and engraved by Antonio Capellan. Four folded maps, engraved by Bartolomeo Nerici, representing South America, the Gulf of Mexico with the Caribbean, and Central America.
First edition of this translation into Italian, by Angelo Erizzo, of "The history of America", London, 1777.

Provenance: Private library of a Verona noble family.

References: IT\ICCU\LO1E\020370. OCLC, 81677749 (1 copy in Chile, 4 copies in USA and 1 copy in Mexico).

[together with]:

[2.]: HISTORY OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY BOTTA WITH TWO LARGE MAPS

Botta, Carlo. Storia della guerra dell'indipendenza degli Stati Uniti d'America. Milano: per Borroni e Scotti tipografi, librai e fonditori di caratteri, 1844.

8vo, 212x140 mm, half leather binding with marbled paper at boards; 2 vols bound in 1; pp. 468, [2] folded maps; 515, [1 b.]. The work includes: 2 portraits (G. Washington and B. Franklin) and 2 figured title-pages, engraved by Bonatti and designed by Focosi; 2 large maps repeatedly folded representing the United States (a paper of the Southern Provinces and another of the Northern Provinces, which includes parts of Canada).

Edition published in 1844 over that of 1819 by the same typography, approved and corrected by the author.

Provenance: Private library of a Verona noble family.

References: IT\ICCU\TO0\0993859. OCLC, 797461072.

Condition
[1.]: A fine set of volumes.
[2.]: Light signs of use, occasional foxing. Overall, a very good copy.
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[America, Indipendence War] Robertson - Botta, 3 v.

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