Author: Azeglio, Massimo d' [1798 - 1866]
Title: ETTORE FIERAMOSCA o La Disfida di Barletta, racconto di Massimo d'Azeglio
Description: Torino: Per Giuseppe Pomba, 1833. 4th edition, revised & correctedition. Issued same year as the Milan first edition, and apparently is the 1st illustrated edition. Period qtr-calf with leather tips; marbled paper boards; yellow edgestain. Yellow & green leather spine labels. 3 volumes ([2], 156; [2], 157 - 324; [2], 325 - 506 pp). Text in Italian. Frontis + 1 plate in each volume. 18mo. 5-1/2" x 3-1/2". VG+ (sq & tight/some modest wear at tips). Massimo Taparelli d'Azeglio was a famous 19th C. Italian author & politician. His most famous historical romance was that which we here offer: Ettore Fieramosca o la Disfida di Barletta (Ettore Fieramosca or the Tournament of Barletta). The novel celebrates Italian bravery against foreign invaders, a common theme in his works. While all 1833 editions are scarce, bordering on rare, this particular version published in Torino is not listed on OCLC, nor in the BMC.

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