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Costanza Alfieri in D'Azeglio was a cousin of V. Alfieri and married to a brother of M. D'Azeglio.
Life of Vittorio Alfieri, Vittorio Alfieri, first absolute edition, 1806 (although it mentions 1804), two volumes bound together, two tipped-in plates (full page), leather cover in good condition, perfect interior, 625 pages (2 not numbered, 292 numbered, 4 unnumbered, 316 numbered, 10 unnumbered)
Letters from Massimo D'Azeglio to his wife, Massimo D'Azeglio, second enlarged and corrected edition, Stabilimento Redaelli 1871, single volume, hard cover in paper/cardboard in perfect condition like the inside, 502 pages (4 unnumbered, 495 numbered, 3 numbered)
Historical souvenirs of the Marquise C. D'Azeglio born Alfieri, C. D'Azeglio born Alfieri and her husband R. Alfieri, absolute first edition (in French, it will never be translated into Italian), Fratelli Bocca Turin 1884, single volume, one tipped in plate, half leather hard cover in excellent condition like the inside, 708 pages (6 unnumbered, 13 numbered in Roman numerals, 3 unnumbered, 682 numbered, 4 unnumbered) 67322491
