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Carlo Amico. BILANCIO SPIRITUALE DELL'ANIMA IN CUI SI TRATTA... Palermo: Per Domenico d'Anselmo, 1671. Later paper-covered boards. 4to; frontispiece, +4 2+4 3+2 A-2Z4; [20], 368pp. Roman type; text in Italian. With one frontispiece plate, title and half title, printed marginalia, woodcut ornaments, head-pieces, and initials. USTC 1702908.
8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C. Boards with light offsetting and grime, (2) paper tears at head of spine with headband slightly loose, lacking tailband; paste-downs with (2) wormholes, damp staining, and light grime, rear hinge reinforced; hinge cracking and separation from textblock, with frontispiece and first two gatherings loose with separation at head; pages lightly toned with scattered foxing and damp staining, overall crisp and unmarked. Extremely rare with WorldCat listing 1 library copy and USTC stating 8 copies.