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HAYM, Nicola Francesco (1678-1729)

Biblioteca italiana, o sia Notizia de' libri rari nella lingua italiana, divisa in quattro parti principali; cioè Istoria, Poesia, Prose, Arti e Scienze annessovi tutto il libro dell'Eloquenza italiana di Mons. Giusto Fontanini col suo Ragionamento intorno alla stessa materia. Con tavole copiosissime, e necessarie

Angelo Geremia in Campo di S. Salvatore, 1728

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Year of publication
1728
Place of printing
Venezia
Author
HAYM, Nicola Francesco (1678-1729)
Publishers
Angelo Geremia in Campo di S. Salvatore
Keyword
Miscellanea di opere minori
State of preservation
Good
Languages
Italian
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Used

Description

4to (218x160 mm). [24], 264 pp. Early 19th-century gren quarter calf gilt, morocco lettering piece on spine, marbled panels, sprinkled edges (stained, worn and rubbed). Small old stamp on the title page. Some occasional light foxiung, a good copy.
First Italian edition (reprinted in 1736, 1741, 1771-1773, and 1803). Fist appeared in London in 1726 as Notizia de' libri rari nella lingua italiana for the benefit of English collectors and librarians. The catalogue, introduced by an essay on Italian printing by Giusto Fontanini dated 1706, is arranged by subject and is notable for its geographical table of contents and an extensive index.
Haym was a cellist, stage director, librettist, and author of literary and bibliographic works. He died in London on July 31, 1729 (cf. A. Rostagno, Haym, Nicola Francesco, in: “Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani”, vol. 61, 2004, s.v.).
Italian Union Catalogue, IT\ICCU\NAPE\010759.
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