1737, "Fishing Fable" in Verse

Updated August 6, 2026

Lot number	66
Auction	1066: Rare Books & Bookworm, ONLINE-ONLY Sale
Date	August 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
Auction house	Addison & Sarova Auctioneers
Location	Social Circle, Georgia

Estimate: 1 / 1000 Dell' Alceo favola pescatoria di Antonio Ongaro nuova edizione dedicata all'illustrissima Signora Madama Elisabetta Griffith Lady Rich. By Antonio Ongaro. London, 1737. 16mo, with engraved armorial frontis. Bound in 20th c. 1/2 morocco. Clean, intact, Very Good. ESTC locates only the Harvard and Princeton copies in North America. Apparently the first English (printed in London) edition of this "fishing fable" in Italian verse, sometimes said to be the first of its kind in Italian literature. Condition: For lots in this online-only auction, condition is stated in general terms only, ranging from Poor to Fine, with Good being average (i.e. an exhaustive list of individual flaws is not included, but only our opinion of the overall cumulative grade is provided.) Most books in this sale have been given a brief inspection only and have not been fully collated (unless the collation is shown.) However, if loss or absence of text is observed during our inspection, then this will always be noted in the description. All lots are sold as-is and not subject to return for any reason. PLEASE READ THE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND IN LOT #1.

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