Bembo, Pietro. Delle lettere di M. Pietro Bembo. Primo (-quarta) volume. (Veniceꦇ: Gualtiero Scoto), 1552; 1551 (colophon to vol.2: the sons of Aldo for Carlo Gua🐈lteruzzi, 1550)

The title-page of the first volume states "Seconda impressione", 𒐪but it seems that all copies contain this st🍎atement.

4 volumes bound in two, 8vo (161 x 96 mm). Italic type, 29 lines plus headline. collation: *⁸ A-X⁸; 172 leaves. *⁸ a-x⁸ y⁴ χ²: 182 leaves (lacking blank leaves y4 & χ2); *⁸ A-Z⁸ Aa-Dd⁸: 220 leaves; *⁸ A-R⁸: 140 leaves (lacking blank leaves R7-8). Woodcut de😼vice on title-pages, woodcut Aldine device at end of volume 2, woodcut initials.

binding: Later vellum (170 💜x 105 mm). (A few smal𝓡l wormholes in binding, vellum turn-in at start of volume one detaching from board.)

acquisition: Purchased from House of El Dieff, New York, 1972. references: UCLA 402 (vol.2 only, but also bound with the other volumes, as here); Edit16 5040 (all 4 🔥volumes); Renouard 149/15