Auction 77 · Lot 35
Il Pecorone.
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $75
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
FIORENTINO, GIOVANNI.
printer
Giovanni Antonio de gli Antoni
Place
“Milan
Publication
1554”
Description
“First edition” (see below). Woodcut device at title-page and at colophon.
summary
This is the famous counterfeit of the first edition, printed in Lucca in the 1740’s. The original was published in 1558 and was a source for Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
ff. 227. Lightly foxed. Later full vellum. 8vo.
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