First ed. of a five-act Italian Renaissance verse comedy, containing the "intermedi"--all in the form of madrigals--which were performed at the beginning of each act Colophon: "In Fiorenza : Appresso gli heredi di Bernardo Giunti, 1561." Signatures: A-E F¹ Woodcuts: large title vignette (the Giunta lily, within an architectural cartouche); white historiated initials In roman and italic types Decia, D. I Giunti tipografi editori di Firenze Clubb, L.G. Italian plays Gamba, B. Serie dei testi di lingua Allacci, L. Drammaturgia Adams BM STC Italian, 1465-1600 Brunet EDIT 16 Spec. Coll. copy: 18th-century mottled brown calf; triple gilt filet; fore-edges of upper and lower boards gilt-stamped; gold-stamped spine title "Il servigiale. Comedia. 1561"; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; blue silk bookmark. Purchase, Maggs Bros., 1999