Bidspirit auction | Matteo Bandello

Matteo Bandello - Matteo Bandello - The first [-fourth] part of Bandello's novels, 1554. Lucca, Busdrago, 1544. In 4°. 4 vols. The first three parts, with finely decorated frontispieces, all printed in Lucca in 1544; the fourth part in Lyon by Alessandro Marsilii [printed by Pietro Roussino], 1573. This fourth part is presented in 8° format with an 18th century sponged calf binding, polychrome spray edges. The frontispiece and the first two leaves of the second part with restorations on the upper margin, otherwise a WONDERFUL COPY in an AMATEUR BINDING in long-grain red morocco with gold decorations on the covers and spine, signed Rudolph Schmid of Berlin; the fourth volume in a box with the same binding.