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Riccio’s Rare Work on Luceria

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Riccio’s Rare Work on Luceria
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Riccio, Gennaro. LE MONETE ATTRIBUITE ALLA ZECCA DELL’ ANTICA CITTÀ DI LUCERIA CAPITALE DELLA DAUNIA CON UN CENNO DELLA REMOTA SUA ORIGINE E GRANDEZZA... Napoli: Dalla Tipografia Virgilio, 1846. Folio [32 by 23 cm], original patterned green boards, bordered in gilt; all page edges speckled in blue. (4), 27, (1) pages; 5 finely engraved plates of coins. Spine and board extremities quite worn; contents fine. Rare: perhaps the first copy we have offered. Based on a presentation given by Riccio at the seventh Congresso Scientifico Italiano in Napoli. Features charming engravings by Andrea Russo. Leitzmann 116 (citing 1847). Ex RBW Library.