Engraved front. portrait of Vespasiano Gonzaga, signed "D. Luigi Niccolini delin. S. Zamboni sculp."

Factotums at beginning of dedication and "Vita;" some head- and tailpieces.

"Noi presidente, e riformatori de' regi studi: p. [168] at end; another state has differences in p.165-168 of the Annali ebreo-tipografici beginning with entry XXVI, and no "Noi presidente...".

"Annali ebreo-tipografici de Sabbioneta" (p. [137]-167) has half title.

Includes "Saggio delle rime di Vespasiano Gonzaga," p. 129-136.

Includes bibliographical references.

B.G6431a (all copies): Bookplate "From the library of Conte Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani de Gualdana ... " on the inside of the front board.

B.G6431a: Bound with 3 other works by the same author with title list inside front board: Vita di Baldassarre Molossi, da Casalmaggiore, detto Tranquillo (1779), Vita di Luigi Gonzaga, detto Rodomonte (1780), and Vita del cavaliere Bernardino Marliani mantovano (1780). On p. 1, a marginal note about the order in which the books are bound. All lacking front. except the first.

B.G6431a: In contemporary vellum binding.

B.G6431a cop.2 and cop.3: A different state; pp. 165-168 differ from cop.1.

B.G6431a cop.2: In non-adhesive stiffened-paper binding sewn on cords, untrimmed pages. Bound with front. engraved portrait of Luigi Gonzaga, signed "S. Zamboni sc.".

B.G6431a cop.3: In 19th century binding with vellum spine, spine label; boards covered in marbled paper.

Italian, Latin, and Hebrew.