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FLORENCE - HERALDRY DEL MIGLIORE (FERDINANDO LEOPOLD) Senatori fiorentini raccolti da..., first edition, Florence, 'nel Sp. di Sas.', 1665
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FLORENCE - HERALDRY
DEL MIGLIORE (FERDINANDO LEOPOLD) Senatori fiorentini raccolti da..., first edition, fine allegorical etched title incorporating the arms of the dedicatee Filippo Niccolini, woodcut initial and head- and tail-piece, woodcut armorial devices throughout, eighteenth century limp vellum, elaborately tooled in gilt, sides with central panels containing numerous Florentine fleurs-de-lys surrounding hand-painted arms of Filippo Niccolini, ornate gilt spine, lacks ties, one or two very small wormholes, 8vo, Florence, 'nel Sp. di Sas.', 1665
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A fine copy of this scarce work illustrating the arms of noble Florentine families, in an attractive Florentine binding decorated with the arms of the dedicatee.
Provenance: Lord Orford, bookplate and Annual International Exhibition label, 1874.
