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La Vita Nouva; Nel Sesto Centena Rio Della Morte Di Dante Alighieri
by Dante Alighieri
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. purple cloth decorated in gilt. Teg. Fine, in worn but sturdy original clam shell box
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Bergamo: Istituto Italiano d'arte Grafiche, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. purple cloth decorated in gilt. Teg. Fine, in worn but sturdy original clam shell box. Grassi, Vittorio. 93 pages [4]. Folio, 36 x 29 cm. Limited edition, copy 1193 of 1321, signed by the illuminator, Nestore Leoni and the illustrator, Vittorio Grassi to commemorate the sixth centenary of Dante's death. This is a perfect facsimile of the original parchment manuscript, French leaved and printed on vellum in two or more colors with thirty-nine full or compressed illustrations, plus illuminated head and tail pieces on each page. The paper made in the mills of Pietro Miliani in Fabriano. Laid-in, a four page announcement of this publication in English headlined -- "An Offering To His Holiness Pope Pius XI A Manuscript On Vellum Of the Vita Nuova." This too lettered in black and red, noting the publishing Executive Committee and providing critical commentary from religious and literary notables. Bright, very fresh and clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20128
- Title
- La Vita Nouva; Nel Sesto Centena Rio Della Morte Di Dante Alighieri
- Author
- Dante Alighieri
- Illustrator
- Grassi, Vittorio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. purple cloth decorated in gilt. Teg. Fine, in worn but sturdy original clam shell box
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Istituto Italiano d'arte Grafiche
- Place of Publication
- Bergamo
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Medieval;
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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- Folio
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- Fine
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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