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Rome enlarged and renewed, or a new description of the ancient and modern city of Rome. In Rome, Gregorio Roisecco, 1750

Format in-8ยฐ, mm. 160x110, pp. (6), 210 + 1 c. of folding plates. Contemporary full parchment binding with handwritten titles on the spine. Copy missing leaves *4 and N10. Trimmed edges, slightly touching the upper part of the text. A1 paper with removed woodcut in the text (Castel Sant'Angelo), reintegrated with an ancient drawing and handwritten text on the verso. Restoration on the verso of the folding plate (view of St. Peter's Square). Sporadic foxing. Old ink notes on the flyleaves. Front flyleaf removed.

Guide to Rome with a 10-day itinerary, accompanied by woodcuts of Roman monuments in the text and 1 fold-out plate. Italian text, with woodcut initials and end caps.

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