12. Parigi ( Paris ) , appresso Giovanni Iost , 1648, in-folio, 34,5 x 23 cm, title with large copper engraved vignet + (10)nn pp + 172 pp + (4)nn pp (index) + (2)(subtitle) + 673 pp + (2)(tavola) + (1)(bl), complete, Bound in contemporary vellum, smooth spine with manuscript title. Binding slightly soiled, vellum spine with a transverse tear and some small loss of vellum, first fly leaf with a small loss of paper, first 100 pp with a small marginal clear waterstain, notwithstanding these defects still a good copy. First edition of the collected works of cardinal Guido Bentivoglio ( 1579 - 1644 ) . He served as papal nuncio to Flanders and afterwards to France. He was a respected diplomat and his observations on the history of Flanders and the Netherlands are highly esteemed. Text in Italian..