La Divina Commedia, or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English
de Dante Alighieri; Mario Casella ed.; H. F. Cary trans.; Sandro Botticelli ill
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- NEAR FINE
- Librería
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Nonesuch Press, 1928. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. Folio, 9 x 12.5.' [8], 325 pp. Copy number 965 of an edition limited to 1475 copies printed on Van Gelder paper. Sandro Boticelli Sepia illustrations printed by Daniel Jacomet, 34 of which are centerfold double-page and 8 full-page. Orange vellum with gilt stamped spine lettering, ruled borders, and floral devices. Top edge gilt, deckled fore and tail. Diglot text in Italian and English in Poliphilus capitals and Blado Italic smalls. Some patina to vellum edges, 4cm scuff to tail of front hinge, typical foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean and fresh throughout with crisp pages and tight, square binding. Without the fading and bowing typically seen. An attractive copy of a spectacular book.
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- Librería
- Arches Bookhouse (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 503080
- Título
- La Divina Commedia, or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English
- Autor
- Dante Alighieri; Mario Casella ed.; H. F. Cary trans.; Sandro Botticelli ill
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - NEAR FINE
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Nonesuch Press
- Fecha de publicación
- 1928
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Arches Bookhouse
Miembro de Biblio desde 2022
Portland, Oregon
Sobre Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
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- Tail
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- Fine
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Folio
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- Hinge
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Vellum
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