APRIL, Francis (1659-1723). From the universal chronology of Sicily books three. Palermo: in the Gaspare Bayona factory, 1725. First edition of the posthumous work of the Jesuit Francesco Aprile dedicated to Prince Eugenio of Savoy (1663-1736). Organized in chronological form, the work reconstructs the history of Sicily from its origins to the modern age. Folio (290 x 205mm) Eyelet, frontispiece, initials, heads and xylographic finishes (some slight halo, sporadic and marginal holes of tarlo). Coeva bonding in full parchment with gold title on the back (light defects). (1)