GOLDONI (Carlo). Collezione completa delle commedie del signor Carlo Goldoni avvocato veneziano. - Opere teatrali del sig. Carlo Goldoni. Livorno: Tommaso Masi e comp, 1788-1793; Venice: Antonio Zatta e figli, 1793-1795. - 44 volumes in-8, 184 x 114. Rooted calf, double gilt fillet framing the boards, smooth spine decorated, spotted edges (early 19th century binding). Rare collective edition of the theatre of Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), given in Livorno during the author's lifetime, between 1788 and 1793. It was published in parallel to the first complete edition given in Venice by Zatta from 1788 to 1795 in 44 volumes. A copy comprising the 31 complete volumes of the Livorno edition and volumes 32 to 44 of the Venetian edition, in uniform early 19th century bindings. The Livorno edition is illustrated with a portrait-frontispiece of the author engraved by Lebeau after Charles-Nicolas Cochin in the first volume. The 13 volumes of Zatta's edition include 13 different title vignettes and 119 compositions in the text, finely engraved by Giuseppe Dall-Acqua (1760-1829), Giovanni Maria Pian (1764-1801), Giuliano Zuliani (c. 1730-c. 1814), Pietro Scattaglia (17..-1810) and Giuseppe Daniotto (1741-1789). A fine copy despite dull corners and some traces of wear and tear. Worm work to some boards. Leaf **5, corresponding to page XXIII in the first volume, has been bound at the end. Small perforation with damage to the text on the last three leaves of the fifth volume. Scattered foxing and some light spotting.