Pontano (Giovanni Gioviano) Opera omnia , tome 2, includes: De aspiratione Libri duo, Charon Dialogus, Antonius Dialogus, Actius Dialogus, Aegidius Dialogus, Asinus Dialogus, De Sermone Libri Sex, Belli quod Ferdinandus senior Neapolitanus rex cum Ioanne Andeganiensium duce gessit libri sex , lacking quires G & H (Charon dialogus), T3 & T5 misbound, light age yellowing, some light waterstaining, occasional spotting, extensive annotation to title with Latin ex libris in a contemporary, unidentified hand (Pietro De Gulieri?), other ownership note by Donaldo Casimiro, occasional marginalia, joints cracked and text block split, with leaves mostly loose, 16th century calf with gilt central and corner pieces, severely worn, lacking spine, boards exposed with evident repair, rera endpaper from a 15th century edition, 4to, Heirs of Aldo Manuzio, Venice , 1519. *** From the collected edition of Pontano’s works. Lacks the mythological satirical dialogue Charon, often removed due to censorship. Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), whose academic name was Gioviano, was the most important Latin poet of the 15th century as well as a leading statesman who served as prime minister to the Aragonese kings of Naples. His Dialogues provide a vivid picture of literary life Naples.