Porzio, La congiura de' baroni, Rome, [Paolo Manuzio], 1565, contemporary limp vellum

Porzio, Camillo. La congiura de' baroni del regno di Napoli, contra il re Ferdinando primo, raccolta dal s. Camillo Portio. Rome: [Paolo Manuzio], 1565

First edition of this detailed account of the 1485-86 baronial conspiracy against King Ferdinand I of Naples. This can be distinguished from a contemporary counterfeit edition by the number in the first line of the last page (75 rather than 73) (see the following lot).

4to (201 x 144 mm). Roman type, 32 lines plus headline. collation: *⁴ A-X⁴ Y⁴: 92 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device on title- page. (Repaired wormhole to title, intermittent spotting.)

binding: Contemporary limp vellum (207 x 146 mm), traces of two pairs of silk ties, red edges. (Worming to upper and lower pastedowns, a few small wormholes to covers, a little creased and soiled.)

provenance: Unidentified owner, inscription "Il p° di Settembre l’incomincai, alli 2° l’hebbi letto" dated 1620 on endpaper. acquisition: Purchased from Bottega Apulja, Bari, 1984. references: UCLA 751; Renouard 199/18; Edit16 27818; USTC 851013; Barberi pp.137-138