Lot 86
Ariosto, Ludovico
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2008 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Orlando furioso. Venice: Domenico & Gio. Battista Guerra, 1575, small 4to, unpaginated [596, 73], 2 engraved titles with views of Venice, 51 engraved architectural text pages, 18th century calf gilt, hinges splitting, title slightly dusty, some slight staining, bookplate
Footnote
Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Cochrane [1775-1860], a Scots-born admiral who obtained his knighthood after coordinating the successful destruction of the French fleet blockade in Aix roads in 1809. His reputation would suffer in 1814 when he was charged with fraud for propagating the rumour of Napoleon's overthrow. He was eventually reinstated as rear-admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the North America station. Not in Adams.