Well begun is half done, so start with good news, I have a new copy of the book by Giambattista Bazzoni entitled "Falco of the cliff or the war of Musso.
As for the sample suggested above, this is the original edition. A rare historical novel, the desire of many collectors of local history in the region of Lombardy, Lake of Como set.
The author, Giambattista Bazzoni, was born in Novara in 1803 and died in Milan 1850, magistrate, writer and patriot. The son of a notary, he graduated in law at the University of Pavia, December 12, 1825. Becomes a magistrate in 1831 and following this task, initially, he moved to Gallarate, now in the province of Varese, and then Bergamo.
is formed intellectually with the trainee at the notary office of the lawyer Dell'Acqua, where he met with the most important writers of the time and had the opportunity to consult the many texts from the library of his employer.
dates back to 1826, teaching qualifications and his first historical novel, titled "The Castle Trezzo", first published in episodes in the journal "New Ricoglitore" for the following year in Volume 'Stella Milanese publisher.
knew him success with his second novel, entitled "Hawk of the cliff or the war of Musso, who also serves in the first consent in writing, initially went unnoticed.
The second novel is set on Lake Como, in a period from 1531 to 1532, when Gian Giacomo Medici, the future Marquis of Melegnano was pirate fighting alongside the Duke of Milan Francesco Sforza. The text is rich in details of a historical-geographical and is preceded by an introduction, consisting of 24 pages, in which there is a meaningful definition of the genre of historical fiction. At the time of publication The novel received a great success, so that the author edited a reissue in the same year 1829, always with the Stella, and another, two years later, at the Italian classics.
The historical episode of the wars of Musso is composed of a series of battles between the Medeghino said Gian Giacomo Medici and the Republic of the Three Leagues that with varying degrees of allegiance had control of counties of Bormio and Chiavenna . In 1523, the Medeghino obtained the command of the Castle of Musso, situated on the edge of the area of \u200b\u200binfluence of the Three Leagues that occupied Colico and the Three Parishes of Dongo, Gravesend and Sorico.
Works of Bazzoni
- Castle Trezzo Milan, Stella, 1827
- Hawk Cliff or the War of Milan Musso, star, 1829
- The beautiful Celeste Spadari of Milan, 1832
- historical stories Milan Omobono Manini, 1832
- Zagranella pitocca or a sixteenth-century Milan, Pirotta, 1845
bibliographic description of the copy for sale.
(Italian Literature Giambattista Bazzoni) HAWK OR THE WAR OF THE RUPE MUSSO historical account of the author Giambattista Bazzoni Castle Trezzo At Milan Ant. Fort. Stella and the children to the front of the prints of John Hill Pirotta Milan in 1829 in 8 ° (21.8 x 14 cm) ppgg 2NN, 320 illustrated with a frontispiece engraving printed from the original copper matrix engraved by G. Terzaghi designed by Demarchi Half Leather contemporary with the author back in gold, the title and decorations in blue sprayed Cuts
See: Relatives. Rarity IV, p.. 156. Relatives. Rarity IV, p.. 156: "First edition, rare." ICCU, TO0E \\ 007731 records two copies.
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