Herberstein, Sigmund, Freiherr von (1486-1566)
Comentari della Moscovia
£2,142
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Venice: [Niccolò Bascarini, for] Giovanni Battista Pederzano, 1550. First Italian edition, 4to (20.5 x 15.5cm), title-page with Heberstein woodcut coat of arms, 6 full-page woodcuts on three leaves, lacking the map of Russia, contemporary vellum with ties, neat manuscript title to upper cover and spine in an early hand, neat early French library stamp to front free-endpaper, bookplate of Wed. Allen and their gift inscription to Walter Elliott, early ownership signature to title-page
Provenance
Early ownership inscription to title-page; library stamp of Bibliotheque C. Narischkine; bookplate of Wed. Allen; inscribed by Allen to Walter Elliott in 1934, Minister of Agriculture, then to Baroness Elliot of Harwood DBE and the Elliot of Harwood Trust by descent.