Luigi Tansillo; William Roscoe — The Nurse, a Poem
Liverpool, J. M'Creery for Cadell and Davies, 1800. Leather. A scarce edition of The Nurse, A Poem. Translated from the Italian of Luigi Tansillo by William Roscoe. Second edition. Dual Italian and English text. Luigi Tansillo (1510 - 1568) was an Italian poet of the Petrarchian school. Born in Venosa, he entered the service of Pedro Ãlvarez de Toledo in 1536 and in 1540 entered the Accademia degli Umidi, afterwards called della Fiorentina. William Roscoe (1753 - 1831), was an English historian and miscellaneous writer. With an ink inscription to front blank. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally sound but with some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards and marks to boards. Front joint starting slightly. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright but with occasional scattered spotting and handling marks and the odd slight closed tear. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
