Susanne Schulz-Falster Catalogue Eighteen - International League ...

8vo, pp. viii, 135, [1] errata, with six lithograph plates; uncut in recent
blue morocco-backed boards, the original printed wrappers bound in.
First edition of this riding manual for ladies illustrated with a series of
delightful lithographic plates at the end, and containing a detailed glossary
of Italian equestrian terminology. After a brief discussion of the benefits
of riding especially for women, the anonymous author gives a thorough
introduction into the nature and biology of horses, all elements of
horsemanship and riding. The anonymous author, identified only by his
initials L.F., dedicates the work to his cousin Luigia Greppi, nee Lechi, the
Milan poet.
OCLC: National Sporting Library only; ICCU lists three copies in Italy.
An Eighteenth Century Antiquary’s Annotated Copy
123. WORRALL, John, compiler. Bibliotheca Topographica
Anglicana: or, A new and compleat catalogue of all the books extant
relating to the antiquity, description, and natural history of England,
the counties thereof, &c. to the present year 1736, alphabetically
digested in an easy method; giving an account of their various
editions, dates, and prices, and wherein they differ. London,
J. Worrall, 1736. £2,500
susanne schulz-falster rare books catalogue eighteen
Small 8vo, pp. 64; contemporary sheep, rebacked; ownership
inscription Joseph Greene of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
1740, with his annotations, from the Kensington Public Library, with
stamp to verso of title and last leaf.
First edition, an annotated copy, of Worrall’s bibliography of topographical
books on England. Arranged in alphabetical order by author, and subdivided
by size, Worrall lists some five hundred titles, with information on year of
publication and price.
John Worrall began as a bookbinder, but soon turned bookseller and
publisher, specialising in law books. In 1731 he published the first catalogue
of law books, which proved very useful to the legal profession and was
frequently reprinted throughout the eighteenth century.
[Provenance:] This copy belonged to the parson, school-master and
antiquary Joseph Greene of Stratford-on-Avon, and is marked up by him,
indicating the books in his own library. Additionally there are some 14
pages with annotations, listing further titles, correcting bibliographical or
price details in ink and in pencil.
ESTC t21625; Lowndes II p. 1986; Petzholdt p. 845; see Levi Fox, The
Correspondence of the Reverend Joseph Greene of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1712–1790. The
Dugdale Society, Vol. XXIII. 1965.
The Numismatist at Work
124. ZANETTI, Guidantonio. Lettera scritta ... al nobil uomo
signor conte Giacomo Zauli sopra una moneta di Astorgio II battuta
in Faenza. Faenza, Gioseffantonio Archi, 1768.
[bound with:] ZANETTI, Guidantonio. Delle Monete di Faenza.
Dissertazione. Bologna, Lelio dalla Volpe, 1777. £1,400
Two works in one volume, 4to, pp. xxx; [vi], cx (110), and one
folding engraved plate bound at the end; first work with engraved coin
depictions in the text, second work with woodcut coin depictions; both
titles with large title vignettes; contemporary half calf over sprinkled
boards, spine gilt in compartments, gilt-lettered spine label, a fine copy
with faint small ownership stamp of Clemente Falsini (?) to foot of title
page.
First editions of both works on the coinage of the northern Italian city of
Faenza by Zanetti. Guido Antonio Zanetti (1741–1791), chief accountant
at the Ragioneria’s public offices in Bologna, later head of the Bologna bank,
had a strong interest in numismatics. He put together a vast collection of
coins and medals and relevant publications and documents regarding the
mints in which the coins had been coined, in preparation of publishing a
comprehensive overview of Italian coinage. He requested assistance from
local scholars of the time to gather relevant information on the mint and
coins of various cities. The present volume collects his correspondence with
Giacomo Zauli on the history of the coinage of Astorgio II, a condottiere