Munchen: Berthold Wiese Bremer Presse Binding signed Freida Theirsch 1921. 162 of 300 copies. VG with soiling to vellum. Full Vellum. 5 slender but raised bands along the spine with a gilt title of "La Divina Comedia". Zanders hand made paper. 4 blank endsheets sheet with DANTE followed by sheet with LA DIVINIA COMEDIA followed by sheet with INFERNO text page 6 begins on the reverse of this sheet. pp. 6-458 1 and colophon on back of this sheet followed by 5 blank sheets. Wide margins untrimmed edges top edge is gilt and there is a single gilt lined ruled around the covers. Bound in full vellum by "Bremer Binderer F.TH. Fieda Theirsch best known as Adolf Hitler's personal bookbinder an artisan of note who first studied with Charles McLeish of the Doves Bindery. This information courtesy of Nudelman Rare Books. The titles subtitles and 97 initials were drawn by Anna Simons as per colophon at rear. Text is in Italian. Berthold Wiese (Bremer Presse) (Binding signed F(reida) Th(eirsch) hardcover
Firenze: G. C. Sansoni - Editore. Nuova Edizione. Softcover. Good set in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Includes minor library marks. Physical description; two volumes II & III only. Notes; No clear date given. Subjects; Dante Alighieri 1265-1321. La Davina Commedia. Firenze: G. C. Sansoni - Editore paperback
Harvard University Press 1972. Hardcover. Very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound but lacks a dust jacket. 950pp. Text in Italian and English. Harvard University Press hardcover
Florence: Alinari 1902. Hardcover. G leather is well worn but tooling still has some detail. Spine has been worn away and is detached a front hinge. Text block is solid has some soiling on edges. Plates and pages are in good condition most have tissue guards. Good repair or re-bind candidate. Tooler leather covers 452 pp. 3 vollumes in 1. Text in Italian. Novamente illustrated by Italian artists curated by Vittorio Alinari 1902-1903. Florence Fratelli Alinari editori 1902-1903. The illustrations among the many artists are by Fr. Chiesa C. Muccioli A. Baruffi A. Mussini R. Focardi G. A. Sartorio Plinio Nomellini I. Balestrieri G. Fattori Duilio Cambellotti V. La Bella A. Magrini G. Mentessi G. Costetti L. Balestreri Alberto Martini Galileo Chini Armando Spadini Adolfo De Carolis Alberto Zardo and others. Alinari hardcover
Milano; Eurodiffusione SAS 1975. Fine facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Very good copies all in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt dentelle borders illustrated end-papers. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 3 v. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Italian literature To 1400. Visons of Hell - Didactic Literature - Europe - Medieval. Steel engravings & engravers - Europe - Nineteenth Century. Contents1. Inferno -- 2. Purgatorio -- 3. Paradiso. Milano; Eurodiffusione SAS hardcover
London: The Nonesuch Press 1928. This is a very good hardcover copy in the publisher's original orange-stained vellum gilt. Top page edge gilt others untrimmed. Double page black & white illustrations taken from Botticelli's drawings in Berlin and Rome. The spine is faded as usual. Very clean throughout. This is a limited edition of 1475 copies this copy numbered 403. The orange vellum boards are ruled in gilt and have gilt designs front and back. The boards are not worn just the spine sunned. Small private owner bookplate on inside front cover. 12" high X 8" wide. A handsome production by the incomparable Nonesuch Press. Large heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good. The Nonesuch Press Hardcover
Florence: Fratellia Allinari 1903. Hardcover. Good soiling and shelfwear to boards pages lightly age toned but otherwise clean. Bookplate inside front covers. Three volume set bound in 3/4 white cloth and blue paper over boards. 134 146 and 166 pages with bw illustrations in each volume. Original wraps are bound in for each volume. Text in Italian. The Divine Comedy or Comedy is a poem of Dante Alighieri "written in triplets chained to eleven-syllable verses in the vernacular of Florence .The Comedy is the most celebrated work of Dante and as one of the most important examples of medieval civilization is known and studied worldwide and is considered by some the greatest masterpiece of literature of all time". -- Website. Fratellia Allinari hardcover
Roma: Nella Stamperia De Romanis 1815. Book. Very Good. Vellum. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Four volumes published 1815-1817. Tom. I. Inferno -- Tom. II. Purgatorio -- Tom. III. Paradiso -- Tom. IV. Le principali cose appartenenti alla Divina Commedia cioe` il rimario ne suoi versi intieri la visione di Alberico ed altro che la concerne parecchie note ed osservazioni aggiunte la vita del poeta l'esame della sua opera la bibliografia l'indice ecc. Bound in contemporary full vellum gilt backs 4 illustrations. Very Good vellum soiled and wanting to bow scattered light toning internally faint prior owner name at title pages. li plate 486 vii plate 519 vii plate 522 portrait frontis plate viii 132 184 164 pp. Uncommon in lovely contemporary binding. Nella Stamperia De Romanis Hardcover
Milano: Ulrico Hoepli not dated. Softcover. Fair heavy chipping and wear to covers soiling to ffep pages chipped along edges pages and plates are otherwise clean and clear possibly missing rear pages. Plain brown wraps bw portrait frontispiece with tissue guard black and red lettering on title page XII pp with bw illustrations and 3 plates with tissue guard sheets 1 1 bw plate with tissue guard sheet 8 pp 1 bw plate with guard sheet. Text is in Italian. Printed in edition of 1000 copies this being number 565. Ulrico Hoepli paperback
G. Barbera 1864. Hardcover. Acceptable. Florence 1864; Italian text; burgundy cloth covered boards; brown leather spine and corners; heavy corner and spine edges wear with board exposed; spine edges frayed and chipped; boards scuffed; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; marbled end papers; front hinge split at vol. I; interior notations; pages wavy; interior foxed; tide marks; 723 total pages plus appendix G. Barbera hardcover
G Barbera 1881-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex library book usual markings. Library rebind. Well read copy with some spine wear with a few minor rips or damage to some pages due to age. Otherwise in good condition for its age. G Barbera hardcover
Quaderns Crema 2000. Aceptable. ISBN: 8477273162. primera edicion 2000 tapa dura traduccio i comentaris de Josep Maria de Sagarra buen estado 1198 paginas. papel biblita. ESTE LIBRO SOLO SE ENVIA PARA PEDIDOS POR CORREO CERTIFICADO Quaderns Crema hardcover
Référence libraire : 891279 ISBN : 8477273162 9788477273165
Londra: P Rolandi 1853. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in half gilt-blocked vellum with gilt-blocked leather label to the spine. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 793 pages. Notes: Text is in Italian. Subjects: La Divina Commedia. Divine Comedy. 14th century works. Italian literature. Londra: P Rolandi hardcover
Milan Italy: Ulrico Hoepli 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Fine binding. Very Good in decorative boards half leather. Light foxing along first few front/rear end pages of each volume. Text lightly annotated throughout in pencil. Text in Italian. Ulrico Hoepli unknown
Référence libraire : 166402 ISBN : 0800697405 9780800697402