Pelleri - Poesie Scelte - 1827

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PELLERI: A PARMA POET BETWEEN NEOClassicism AND 19th-Century LITERARY CULTURE
ABSTRACT
Elegant Parmense edition of 1827 of the Selected Poems by Giuseppe Pelleri Parmigiano, published at Rossi-Ubaldi, with engraved portrait of the author on the frontispiece. The collection gathers sonnets, songs, tercets, odes, and occasional pieces that attest to the poetic production of an author tied to the Parma cultural environment between the eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century. The copy preserves the rare original editorial binding in printed cardboard, with a typographic border on the boards, a feature of literary editions destined for the educated public of the time. Particularly interesting is the preservation of the original bindings, an index of a copy never trimmed during binding.

WHY TO BUY
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RARITY – Original Parma edition of 1827, testimony to the local poetic production of early Romanticism.
ORIGINAL EDITORIAL BINDING – Preserves the contemporaneous printed cover, an element often lost in circulating copies.
COPY WITH BORDERS – The untrimmed sheets preserve the artisanal character of nineteenth-century book production.
PARMENSE CULTURE – Document of Parma’s literary life during the years of Duchess Maria Ludovica and the city’s academic milieu.

MARKET VALUE
Works of interest to collectors of nineteenth-century Italian poetry, local Parma history, and antique editorial bindings. Indicative valuations:
copy with portrait, borders, and original editorial binding: €250–400
copy with notable provenance, autograph dedication or historical association: over €500
The simultaneous presence of the frontispiece, preserved editorial binding, and original borders greatly enhances collectible interest.

CONDITION
Editorial softcover, with double frame impressed on the boards and the title indicated on the front board. Simple spine. Copy preserved in borders, with original margins not trimmed. Pages slightly browning on the edges, with some physiological foxing and signs of time. Small marginal wear to binding and corners, consistent with age. Frontispiece with an engraved portrait of the author and the caption “GIUSEPPE PELLERI Parmigiano.” In old books with a centuries-long history, a few imperfections may be present, not always noted in the description. This listing contains AI Visuals. Refer to the original photographs to verify the object’s actual condition. Images are an integral part of the description. Pp. (4); 8; 108; (4).

FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR
Selected Poems.
Parma, at Rossi-Ubaldi, 1827.
Giuseppe Pelleri.

CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE
Giuseppe Pelleri belongs to the tradition of Parma’s literati active in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a period when Parma stood as one of northern Italy’s major cultural centers. The collection reflects the poetic taste of the era: alongside the Arcadian tradition survive neoclassical elements, celebratory pieces, religious poems, verses devoted to family affections, and moral reflections. Particularly significant is the reference, present in the volume, to the Parma court and to the figure of Maria Ludovica (Maria Luigia) of Austria, duchess of Parma from 1814 to 1847. The poem dedicated to the arrival of Her Majesty Maria Luigia testifies to the relationship between occasional literature and the duchy’s public life. The Rossi-Ubaldi edition also represents an interesting example of Parma’s early nineteenth-century book production: volumes intended for the educated public, often circulated in academic and aristocratic circles, with attention to typographic quality and editorial presentation.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR
Giuseppe Pelleri, a Parmigian poet, was an active writer in the local literary scene between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His output comprises mainly lyrical, encomiastic, and religious verses, following poetic models still widespread in Italian neoclassical culture. The 1827 edition represents one of the main testimonies of his literary activity, offering an overview of his most significant works.

PRINTING HISTORY AND CIRCULATION
The edition was published in Parma in 1827 at Rossi-Ubaldi, a typography active in Parma’s nineteenth-century book production. The presence of the original editorial binding indicates a commercially packaged distribution by the printer, a practice increasingly common in the nineteenth century compared to the traditional sale in loose sheets. Copies kept with the original cover and borders are less frequent than later rebound copies.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
ICCU – National Library Service Catalog (SBN)

WorldCat – World Libraries Catalog

CERL – Consortium of European Research Libraries

Historic catalogs of the Palatine Library of Parma

Parmesan bibliography of the nineteenth century

Indexes of Italian literature of the nineteenth century

Catalogs of Rossi-Ubaldi editions from Parma

Bibliography of Italian poetry between Neoclassicism and Romanticism

Indexes of Parmigiano authors and the Parma and Piacenza Duchy’s literary culture