Vocabolario parmigiano-italiano accresciuto di più che cinquanta mila voci compilato con nuovo metodo da Carlo Malaspina

Four volumes, 4to (215x145 mm). 516; 407; 453; 472, 40 pp. Contemporary half-leather binding with gilt title on the spines. Stamp “Alessandro Fabri avv. Piacenza" on the title pages. Slight scattered foxing. A good copy.

First edition (reprinted in 1873 and in facsimile by Forni in Bologna in 1970) of this seminal work on the Parma dialect, which includes additions and corrections in an appendix to the fourth volume.

Malaspina, born in Parma to humble origins, worked as a customs porter in his hometown during his youth. His brilliant intellect and precocious love of learning brought him to the attention of Pietro Giordani, who took him under his wing along with other scholars such as Pezzana, who helped secure his appointment as custodian of the municipal library. The most substantial fruit of his research is this dictionary, but he was also the author of various guides and historical works related to his city.

Italian Union Catalogue, IT\ICCU\PAL\0066384; Lozzi, II, 3556; Prati, 355 ("Opera di grande importanza, con abbondanti articoli metodici”).

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