Il Parrocchetto, Poema del Celebre Sig. Gresset tradotto dal verso franzese nel toscano
Parigi: Nella Stamperia Italiana, 1789. Very Good. Item #31523
Parigi: Nella Stamperia Italiana, 1789. Edizione Quarta. Octavo (19cm.); contemporary stitched paste-paper wrappers, contemporary manuscript titling to upper cover; 70,[2]pp. (collated, presumed complete); engraved frontispiece. Faint damp staining to rear cover, title page verso a bit finger-soiled, a few leaves wrinkled, else a Very Good and sound copy.
Italian translation of French author Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset's most famous work, originally published as "Ver-Vert, histoire d’un perroquet de Nevers."The lengthy poem recounts the extensive travels of Ver-Vert the parrot, this edition adorned with a lovely frontispiece depicting the eponymous bird in conversation with a nun. The final three pages of text provide a translation of La Fontaine's fable "Il Topo Fatto Romito."
One copy of this edition in OCLC as of December, 2024, at the Paris Institute de France.
Price: $250.00