Lot n° 18
Estimation :
3000 - 3000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 5 521EUR
DANTE. [Commedia] con l'espositioni di Christoforo... - Lot 18 - Audap & Associés
DANTE. [Commedia] con l'espositioni di Christoforo Landino et d'Alessandro Vellutello con tavole, argomenti & allegorie
per Francesco Sansovino. Venice, (The heirs of Francesco Rampazetto for) Giovannibattista, Marchio Sessa e fratelli, 1578; in-folio of [26] ff. 392 ff. in 18th century tan calf binding, spine highly ornamented with gilt designs, red part.
MAGNIFICENT EDITION WITH THE BEST COMMENTS AND BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS: Portrait of Dante "con gran naso" on the title and 97 WOODEN ENGRAVED FIGURES of various sizes. Cat mark at the end.
A fine copy from one of the notable 18th century bibliophiles, Paul Girardot de Préfond (catalogue, 1757, no. 760,
sold for 16 livres, a high price at the time.
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