Lot no. 133
[MUSIC - THEATRE]. Lot of four rare Bodoni-printed works dedicated to and printed on the occasion of the birth of the firstborn son of Ferdinand of Bourbon and Maria Amalia, the future Louis I of Etruria. [WORKS:] SANVITALE, Jacopo. Uranio e Erasitea. Pastoral fable by Aeacus Panhellenius... Performed at the Royal-Ducal Theatre in August 1773 to celebrate the birth of the royal firstborn of Ferdinand of Bourbon. Parma: Bodoni, 1773. Large 4to (285 x 218mm). Engraved vignette to title, engraved headpieces, wide margins. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Brooks 49. [IN LOT WITH:] Arcadi. Poetic compositions celebrating the very happy birth of the royal eldest son don Ludovico to the royal highnesses of Ferdinand and Amalia. Parma: Carmignani, 1773. 4to (255 x 190mm). Vignette on title, engraved vignettes and headpieces (slight dampstaining at gutter). Contemporary marbled wrappers [WITH:] DELLA TORRE, Carlo (1742-1796). Discorsi accademici. Parma: Bodoni, 1772. 4to (210 x 155mm). Engraved frontispiece and 3 plates, 4 vignettes and 3 tailpieces, text within ornamental border, uncut (light but widespread browning). Contemporary rustic paper binding. Variant A. Brooks 25: 'Delightful book' [WITH:] Adunanza di canto solennemente tenuta dagli Arcadi... nell'universal gioja del nato reale primogenito di Ferdinando Borbone infante di Spagna e di Maria Amalia arciduchessa d'Austria. Parma: Bodoni, 1773. Large 4to (285 x 218mm). Engraved vignette to title with light contemporary hand-colouring, engraved headpieces, wide margins (lacking the engraved plates). Contemporary marbled wrappers. (4)
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07/15/2025
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