New York: Limited Editions Club 1965. Limited ed. Cloth. Fine. Aldo Salvadore. 4to 369 pp. Edition of 1500 copies this is no. 784 printed at the Stamperia Valdonega and signed by Salvadore and by the printer Giovanni Mardersteig. In slipcase which is faded at spine and has a small stain to rear panel. Plain jacket sunned and stained at spine Limited Editions Club hardcover
1992. . Hardback. Very Good/Very Good . In Very Good Dustwrapper. 8vo. - 2 Volume Set - Edges of text blocks very lightly foxed w/ very minor rippling - Dustwrappers slightly and unevenly faded - Books ow/ solid clean and bright in untorn wrappers - xxi/701 pages hardcover
Bookseller reference : 630901 ISBN : 0801842123 9780801842122
<p>877pp. Illustrated collection of Petrarch's Sonetti et canzoni and I Trionfi here with a biography of the author and the extensive commentary of humanist Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo. This edition is one of two printed in 1553 the text's first year of publication the other having come from G. Giolito also of Venice. Opens to woodcut title-page featuring medallion portraits of Petrarch and Laura originally used in the Nicolini-Daniello edition of 1549. Followed by a letter to Bernardo Priuli from Giglio ii brief biography of Petrarch xxiv Life of Laura v Locations of Petra and his writings vii and Contents iv. 692pp Sonetti et Canzoni numbered to alternate pages to 346. Title page design is repeated to create a sectional title-page for I Trionfi. ii 138pp. Also present are the six detailed half-page woodcut illustrations of I Trionfi. Woodcut initials throughout. Printers device and sample fonts to colophon.</p><p>16th Century name to title page. Ink number to verso of title page and final page. Lacking prelims prior to title page otherwise complete with occasional staining/marks mainly to margins.<br /></p> per Domenico Giglio hardcover
H.G. Bohn 1859. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1859. 416 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with blind stamped decoration to front rear and spine gilt lettering to spine. Contains monochrome illustrations. Pages have heavy liquid staining moderate tanning and occasional marking throughout. Both hinges are cracked hence text block is loose and front board is partially detached. Boards are heavily marked and stained and have moderate edge wear heavy bumping and fraying to corners heavy wear crushing fraying and splits to spine some areas of loss. H.G. Bohn hardcover
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