Del Pezzo Collection, Duke of Caianello

Arthur Sambon, Ambrogio Canessa, Catalog de Monnaies de la Grande-Grèce et de la Sicilie. Artistic series. Pièces de choix archaïques et des plus belles époques de l'art grec. Oeuvres signées par les graveurs Exakestidas, Euméne, Evénète, Cimon, Euclide, Philistion, etc., 27-30 June 1927, Macon, Protat Frères, Imprimeurs, Paris 1927, pp. XII with an accurate Preface by Arthur Sambon, pp. 124, 40 shines pl. of coins, 28 cm, br. and.

The catalog presents 1198 lots of ancient Greek coins and Italian mints.

This extraordinary collection, with many rarities, was established by Pasquale del Pezzo (Berlin 1859-Naples 1936), Duke of Caianello and Marquis of Campodisola. From 1884 he taught higher geometry and projective geometry at the University of Naples. He was dean of the Faculty of Sciences and later rector of the same university. From 1914 to 1917 he was also Mayor of Naples and from 1919, until his death, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy.

Insignificant loss on the spine of 2 cm, slight traces of use and ordinary signs of aging, otherwise cataloged in excellent condition with solid binding.

Very rare.