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A First Edition of Riccio

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A First Edition of Riccio
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Riccio, Giudice Gennaro. LE MONETE DELLE ANTICHE FAMIGLIE DI ROMA FINO ALL’ IMPERADORE AUGUSTO INCLUSIVAMENTE CO’SUOI ZECCHIERI DETTE COMUNEMENTE CONSOLARI DISPOSTE PER ORDINE ALFABETICO, RACCOLTE PER COLLEZIONE ED INTERPRETE, COLLE RISPETTIVE FIGURE ACCURATAMENTE ESEGUITE, E COLL’ESPOSIZIONE IN ULTIMO DELLE INCERTE E DEGLI ASSI GRAVI E SUE PARTI, DI CUI SI DARAN PURE LE IMPRONTE, E PER TUTTE IL GRADO DI RARITÀ E PREZZO RISPETTIVO. Napoli: Stamperia E. Cartiera del Fibreno, 1836. First edition. 4to [26.5 by 21.5 cm], contemporary marbled boards; rebacked in plain brown leather; marbled endpapers. 223, (5) pages; lithographed numismatic printer’s device on title; 55 lithographic plates of ancient Roman coins; lithographic plate of monograms. Rebacking rather amateurish; very good. The first edition of this classic work. Rarely offered; there were only six foreign, and forty-four Italian subscribers, who ordered a total of some 263 copies. Leitzmann 116. Ex RBW Library.