1776 Fenelon Telemaco Italian Enlightenment Literature Venice Leather Vol 1
$ 26.4
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1776 Fenelon Telemaco Italian Enlightenment Literature Venice Leather Vol 1. Year: 1776. Place: Venezia / Venice. Language: Italian. Good antique condition. Leather binding with rubbing, edge wear, bumped corners, and surface loss/scuffing to the boards, especially the front cover. Offered here is an attractive 1776 Venetian Italian edition of Fenelon’s famous didactic novel, Le Avventure di Telemaco, Figliuolo d’Ulisse (The Adventures of Telemachus, Son of Ulysses), Tomo Primo. The title page reads: Le Avventure di Telemaco Figliuolo d’Ulisse, composed by Monsignor Francesco di Salignac de la Motte Fenelon, translated from French into Italian, “Nuova Edizione,” printed in Venice by Pietro Savioni, 1776. Fenelon’s Telemachus was one of the most influential literary and political works of the early Enlightenment, written as a moral and political education through the travels of Ulysses’ son. It circulated widely across Europe in many languages and was especially valued for its lessons on virtue, monarchy, war, justice, and wise government. Details : Title: Le Avventure di Telemaco, Figliuolo d’Ulisse Author: Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon Place: Venezia / Venice Publisher: Pietro Savioni Year: 1776 Language: Italian Volume: Tomo Primo Size: 6.5 x 4 x 1 inches Binding: Contemporary or early full leather with gilt-decorated spine Features: Marbled endpapers, red page edges, decorative headpieces and ornaments Condition : Good antique condition. Leather binding with rubbing, edge wear, bumped corners, and surface loss/scuffing to the boards, especially the front cover. Spine remains attractive with gilt tooling and title label, with wear at spine ends. Marbled endpapers and red edges present. Interior pages are generally clean and legible with light toning, minor foxing, and occasional small spots. This is Tomo Primo only. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
