ADIMARI (Alessandro): La Clio overo cinquanta sonetti, sopra piu persone della famiglia o casata degli Adimari Che da che s'ha notizia del suo Principio in Firenze fino all'anno 1550. Florence: Amadore Massi, Lorenzo Landi, 1639 [Followed by]: La Tersicore o vero Scherzi, e paradossi poetici sopra la Beltà delle Donne Fra'disetti ancora ammirabili, e vaghe. Florence: Amadore Massi, Lorenzo Landi, 1637 [And of]: ARENA (Arsenio). Asilia madrigali. Bergamo: Comino Ventura, 1610. -3 works in one volume in-4, stiff parchment, ornate smooth spine, red speckled edges (18th-century binding). Rare collection of 3 rare works of early 17th-century Italian poetry. The first two works are by the Florentine poet Alessandro Adimari (1579-1649) and are in their original editions. "La Clio" is a collection of 50 sonnets dedicated to various members of the Adimari family, tracing their lineage from the first mentions of their origin in Florence, at the end of the 8th century, to 1550. This collection is dedicated to Catarina Adimari. Each poem is accompanied by an "Attestation" of the sonnet, as the author calls it. The edition is distinguished by a superb engraved title depicting a family tree, adorned with a lion's skin on which the title appears. The Adimari coat of arms is also woodcut in the text on page 119. The second work is also a collection of 50 sonnets by Adimari, this time dedicated to the beauty of women, with Tersicore, the muse of dance and lyric poetry from Greek mythology, as its symbol. It features a magnificent engraved title. The author stands out for his paradoxical and humorous approach, celebrating the beauty of women while taking into account their physical flaws and imperfections, something that other Renaissance poets rarely dared to do. The final work in the collection is a rare first edition of Arsenio Arena's "Madrigaux d'Arsilia", dedicated to Hieronimo Poncino. Printed in Bergamo, this work is distinguished by an elegant Renaissance woodcut frame to the title, as well as typographical frames for each of the madrigals. To date, this is the only known copy, neither referenced in any public library nor cited by any bibliographer. FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE MARQUIS DE TERZI DE BERGAME, whose books from his rich library were dispersed at an auction in Paris from March 11, 1861. A good copy in antique binding. Dirty boards and spine. Provenance: Philippi Albini, with signature on page 5 of "Clio". - Marquis de Terzi de Bergame, with bookplate (sale 1861, no. 1053).