Bidspirit auction | Bracciolini, P. Fazetie.A manuscript (spectera).

Bracciolini, P. Fazetie.A manuscript (spectera). - Translated from the Latin, a commentary and introductory article by A. K. Dzhivelegov; Foreword by A.V. Lunacharsky. Series: Italian literature. Moscow-Leningrad: Academia, 1934. 442с. In publishing calico binding with gold colored and blind-stamping on covers and spine, silk ribbon. 13 x 17,9 cm 300 copies Condition – very good without marginalia and stamps saved publishing dust jacket with traces of restoration to folds and spine ( text on the cover without in the morning), Illustrated endpapers and nahzati. Initials, drawings, title, flyleaf, binding and dust jacket of Sarah shore. ”Facetie” - Latin miniature of the XV century, giving a colorful and lively picture of life and manners of his time. In Latin literature of Italy of the XV century ”Facetie” is the only book that outlived its age and seems to be written only yesterday . The book of Poggio Bracciolini, has been translated to several foreign languages. Absent only Russian translation. Publishing house ”Academia” fills this gap. From the regular edition features additional chapters frivolous content ( 88 pages of text), such as: ”Witty, but obscene response women”, ”Joke one courtesan relative to the Venetians”, ”one bald joke with two girls,” etc.