MURATORI (Ludovico Antonio). Novus thesaurus veterum inscriptionum, in praecipuis earumdem collectionibus hactenus praetermissarum. Milan, 1739-1742, 4 vol. in-folio, [text on two columns, with illustrations in the text, and 12 plates, half-havana calf, smooth spines decorated with gilded fillets, garlands and double boxes, speckled edges (19th century binding). Rare first edition of one of the three publications of documents that ensured a lasting reputation for the Modenese scholar Muratori (1672-1750) even outside the Italian area, but also a polemic with Maffei. (Covers a little rubbed, spine a little faded. Good copy).