[MALTA] AGIUS DE SOLDANIS, John Peter Francis (1712-1770). Della lingua punica presentemente usata da Maltesi. Rome: Salomoni, 1750. First edition of this rare work on the Maltese language, which also puts forward the hypothesis of its origins in a Punic language derived from Etruscan. 8vo, (173 x 120mm). Woodcut vignette to title-page; engraved initials and tailpieces; bound in contemporary vellum. Provenance: ex libris Joseph Bonanno (contemporary ownership inscription to title-page). (1)