OFFICIUM BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS, VENICE, 1740, CONTEMPORARY VENETIAN CALF GILT

8vo (126 x 80mm.), engraved throughout (including frontispiece, title-page vignette, 15 full-page illustrations and 20 tailpieces engraved by Marco Alvise Pitteri after designs by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, text engraved by Angela Baroni), CONTEMPORARY VENETIAN CALF ELABORATELY GILT, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, red fabric boardliners, binding slightly rubbed, joints starting to split

Morazzoni pp.115-116

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A charming prayer book, "il gioiello più gentile del bibliopola Pasquali" (Morazzoni, p.115), financed by Caime, a rich Venetian merchant. The plates later came into the possession of Remondini and were reprinted several times. For a very similar Venetian binding on a 1754 Officium BMV, see Giulia Bologna, Legature, p. 138.