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TOTTI, Pompilio. Ritratto di Roma antica, nel quale sono figurati i principali tempij, teatri, anfiteatri... . Rome: Andrea Fei, 1627. 8°. Additional engraved title and numerous engravings and woodcuts in the text. (Very lightly browned.) Contemporary sprinkled sheep, gilt spine (a trifle rubbed). Provenance : Giacomo Soranzo (signature dated 1727 on an endpaper). FIRST EDITION of one of the most popular guides to ancient Rome. BL 17th-Century Italian II, p. 917; Olschki Choix 18147; Schudt 141. ROSSI, Filippo de. Ritratto di Roma antica . Rome: F. de Rossi, 1654. 8°. Engraved frontispiece and numerous engravings and woodcuts in the text. (Light browning.) Contemporary calf gilt (rebacked with original spine preserved). BL 17th-Century Italian II, p. 797; Olschki Choix 18148; Schudt 188. (2)