An Exact History of the Late Revolution in Naples; and of their Monstrous Successes, Not to be Parallel'd by any Ancient or Modern History.
London: Williams, 1650. Hand colored copper engraved frontispiece. 12mo, vi, 146pp, rubricated title, pages are slightly wavy. Handsomely rebound in full brown blind stamped paneled calf, ornately gilt spine with red leather label. London: John Williams, 1650. First English Edition originally published in Italian in 1647. Very good (+). This provides a first hand account of the famous insurrection of Tomaso Aniello (Masaniello), a local fisherman who at age 24 led the populace in their revolt against Spanish rule. In..... More