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1984réf. 361Columbia: University of Missouri Press 1984. Cloth. Very Good. xii 270 p. Cloth in dust jacket. University of Missouri Press hardcover books
1976réf. 454869Athens Ohio: Ohio University Press 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Text in both Italian and English. Translated by Peter Desa Wiggins. Foxing on page edges boards slightly bowed very good in a very good dustwrapper with abrasions to the spine and extremities. Ohio University Press hardcover books
réf. 36547Venice: Felice Valgrisi ca. 16th century. Very Good. Three leaves from what has been identified as a 16th century Italian edition of Orlando Furioso. The research of the former owner of the leaves led him to believe that the pages are from an edition printed by Felice Valgrisi in 1574. However further research does not show Valgrisi printing Orlando Furioso before the 1580s and that he only began his printing career in 1574. The leaves are for pages 369-370 and 391-394. The pages include decorated initials Two of the pages have an opening "argomento" - subject - with a pictorial border. There is also a full-page illustration. The leaves pages show aging and the top and bottom margins and right fore-edges are browned. Still very good examples of fine sixteenth century printing. Measures 7 x 10 inches. EPHEM/042423. Felice Valgrisi unknown books
1858réf. 425444Firenze: Barbera Bianchi E.C. 1858. Hardcover. Good. Volume one of three only. 48mo. Approximate measurements: 4" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2". 540pp. Text in Italian. Portrait frontispiece. Gilt decorated white leather with gilt-stamped red leather spine label marble endpapers all edges gilt purple silk bookmark attached. Blank front preliminary page glued to the front fly leather yellowed and warped a bit still a very good copy. Barbera , Bianchi, E.C. hardcover books
1928réf. 34873Montevideo: Imp. "El Siglo Ilustrado" 1928. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Spine worn at ends some edgewear scattered foxing else very good. 144 pp. Illus. with 4 b/w plates. Sm. 4to. Provinance: Warmly inscribed by the author on the title page to the book dealer and Latin American scholar Maury Bromsen. Imp. "El Siglo Ilustrado" unknown books
1928réf. 70060Bari:: Gius. Laterza & Figli. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. B0010S49Q2 . Complete in three volumes. Text is in Italian. First edition thus. Octavos quarter bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and raised bands along the spines marbled boards. Ex-library set with typical markings edge worn else each volume is very good. . Gius. Laterza & Figli, hardcover books
1909réf. 173443Munich: Georg Muller 1909. Limited Edition. Hardcover. VG- light soiling and wear to boards. interior clean and tight. Vellum boards with 4 raised bands on spine metal clasp on cover and decorative endpapers. XII LIII 660 pp. Mounted BW illustrations. Text in German. Georg Muller hardcover books
1840réf. 235989Paris: Ruel Aine 1840. hardcover. very good. Translated 'de L'Arioste' by Le Comte de Tressan. 2 volumes. Illustrated with 90 engravings scattered foxing. Tall 8vo 1/2 burgundy morocco marbled boards and endpapers gilt spine. Paris: Ruel Aine n.d. ca. 1840. Very good . Ruel Aine unknown books
1809réf. 199192Pisa Italy: Dalla Tipografia 1809. Hardcover. Good ex-libris to front pastedown. vellum spine scuffed scratched & darkened; approx 2.5inch crack to lower spine edge; spine compartments rubbed w/ leather plates rubbed. vellum corners scuffed & darkened; lower corners rubbed to boards. orange cloth boards scuffed & smudged; some rubbed patched. darkening to textblock edges; edges rubbed. oversized; quarter vellum gilt decorative boards w/ orange cloth; five raised bands w/ 6 decorative gilt compartments leather title plates. marbled endpapers & pastedowns. 396 pgs. top edge gilt. Pages variously tanned with instances of speckled and spotted foxing; some pages will have high concentrations. Pages tanned/darkened near edges. Instances of light to moderate staining to upper page edges. Text/ink ghosting to pages. Dalla Tipografia hardcover books
1818réf. 8389Milan: Giovanni Pirotta 1818. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A beautiful version of this great Italian epic poem that first appeared in 1516. It takes place against the backdrop of the war between Charlemagne and the King of Africa and has many fantastic and magical elements. It was a big influence on later works of literature including Spenser's Faerie Queene and Shakespeare's Much Ado. Very good in full leather with repairs made using Japanese paper to both joints. The edges of this tissue are coming loose. A small section of modern leather has been added to the front board where there had been a chip to the original leather. The new leather has been tooled and dyed to blend with the original. Light cracking to leather with minimal board-wear. Despite the noted repairs this is a nice attractive copy with strong tight spine and clean interior. Marbled end pages. Bookplate to front end page. Folio. ITA109201. Giovanni Pirotta hardcover books
1786réf. 30730Londra / Livorno: Si vende in Livorno presso Tommaso Masi e compagni 1786. Very Good. Londra or Livorno: Si vende in Livorno presso Tommaso Masi e compagni 1786. First Edition. 12mo. 4 xxiii 3 96 2 122 23-42 2 3-99 1 collated and complete; Bentivoglio signatures misbound A3 A5 A4 A7 A6 A8 9 10 though also complete. Frontis; engraved title page. Text in Italian. Full contemporary calf; five raised bands gilt decoration and red title label to spine; marbled endpapers; edges stained light blue; green ribbon; sky blue endpapers. Boards lightly worn with brief exposure to extremities; minor chipping to base of spine. Binding sound and interior unmarked. Scarce collection of Italian satires; ESTC speculates the book was probably printed in Livorno. ESTC N476240. Si vende in Livorno presso Tommaso Masi e compagni unknown books
1823réf. 154750London: John Murray 1823. Original. Hardcover. Contents all VG- a hint of general age wear but ALL UNREAD; page tops uncut; covers mostly faded to brown; spines brittle and with some wear; both covers to Vol. I are detached but present. Bindings however are tight. Maroon/brown embossed cloth/boards. Gilt lettering on spines. Each volume numbered individually around 260-275 each; Vols. III and V have slightly over 300 pages each and none include any illustrations. A complete set of this classic epic poem which is a parody of the legends of chivalry of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France. A very scarce edition. With helpful notes by William Stewart Rose prominent British poet and translator. Last 8th volume includes a Dramatis Personae and general index. Notes follow each canto in every volume. John Murray hardcover books
1732réf. 11208Hamburg: Abram Vandenhoek 1732. Frontispiece portrait. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards worn hinges cracked; interior good. Ownership inscription on fly-leaf booklabel of James Vivian Tippet. Later edition edited by Rolli tutor to the Prince of Wales who also wrote libretti for Handel and other composers translated Milton and Shakespeare and generally did much to introduce Italian literature to an English audience. Abram Vandenhoek unknown books
1814réf. 435523Londra: Presso Romualdo Zotti No.16 Broad-Street Golden-Square 1814. Hardcover. Good. Four volumes. 12mos. Volume one illustrated with an engraved frontispiece plate. Text in Italian. Bound in contemporary full parchment gold tooling on both covers and spine plain endpapers edges sprinkled. Owner's name in ink on front free endpaper of volume one only. The parchment covers are dust soiled and splaying else very good the text pages are clean and tight. A varorium edition edited by Romualdo Zotti: "con note e dilucidazioni grammaticali da Romualdo Zotti ad uso degli studiosi della lingua italiana.". Presso Romualdo Zotti, No.16, Broad-Street, Golden-Square hardcover books
1739réf. 1374075Venezia Venice: Giuseppe Bortoli 1739. Hardcover. 12mo. 708 pages. In Good condition. Half-bound in contemporary vellum and blue paper boards with handwritten text to spine. Boards show light wear to corners and edges light warping and damp staining overall. Text block has light age toning and wear to edges light uneven foxing to pages throughout interiorly an ink ownership inscription to the title page and some creasing to leaves near front of book. Lacking end papers but all printed text complete. 1374075. Special Collections - Downstairs. Giuseppe Bortoli hardcover books
1783réf. 374457London 1783. 331; 336; 334; 333pp. 4 vols. 12mo. Bound in near contemporary brown polished tree calf gilt spines all edges gilt. In open faced slipcase. 331; 336; 334; 333pp. 4 vols. 12mo. unknown books
1888réf. 38124Paris: Libraire Hachette Et Cie 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Nouvelle Edition. Elephant Folio. A French translation of the Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso 1516 which is a chivalric romance known for its intricate plot humor and the eventual madness of Orlando Roland due to unrequited love. It is a fantastical story featuring soldiers war sorcerers mythical creatures a trip to the moon and romances between several characters. One of the longest poems in European literature it took the author over twenty years to complete Wikipedia. Gustave Doré's exquisite illustrations compliment Roland's expeditions and encounters perfectly. His detailed portrayals of sea monsters griffins fairyfolk demons and epic battles are stunning. A beautiful publisher's binding in the original red cloth with black and gilt illustration of a griffin to front board and spine. Repaired two inch split to bottom of front joint. Rear hinge interior is starting; although binding remains secure. Minor rubbing and light soiling to boards and spine. Foxing throughout; although text and illustrations remain bright. Includes 82 full page illustrations along with hundreds of in text illustrations by Gustave Doré. All plates are present. 165 pages plus plates. This is a large heavy book that may require an extra shipping fee. FRE/070925. Libraire Hachette Et Cie hardcover books
1899réf. 1396568Milano Milan: Fratelli Treves Editori Fratelli Treves Publishing 1899. Hardcover. Large quarto xvi 64 74-80 74-294 293 296-740 2 inconsistent pagination. In Good condition. Half bound in brown leather with brown cloth. Faded gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine and boards. Cracking along the joints and small tears along the spine. Boards have light stains chipping and rubbing wear along the edges and light bumping to corners. Rear board is slightly detached. Textblock has marbled end papers and a closed tear on the title page impacting some text. Light plus age toning and very minor foxing scattered on some pages throughout. Text in Italian. Shelved in Room A Oversized. 1396568. Special Collections. Fratelli Treves Editori [Fratelli Treves Publishing] hardcover books
1773réf. 1381573Birmingham: P. Molini and G. Molini 1773. Hardcover. Octavos two volumes. In Fair condition. Bound in full brown calf with gilt tooling to spines. Both boards detached on both volumes; significant red rot to spines and board edges. Ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper of each volume; second free endpaper of vol. 1 is loose but present. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 34 lviii 362 pages -- Vol. 2 2 450 pages. Multivolume set. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. EH Consignment. 1381573. Special Collections - Downstairs. P. Molini and G. Molini hardcover books
1783réf. 6597London: Printed for the author etc. 1783. First edition of this translation. Good. Octavo 23 cm. Five volumes. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard in each volume after Angelica Kauffman Thomas Stothard engraved by William Blake Gertrud Metz and William Hamilton. Engraved portraits of Hoole and Ariosto in volume 1. Illustration of Ariosto's chair and inkwell in volume 1. Errata and subscriber list bound in at end of volume 5. Complete collation upon request. In roughly contemporary tree-calf marbled leather over pasteboard gold garlanded borders made with a roller tool. Spines decorated in gold with stars within roundels. Recent black leather title labels. Volume labels not present. Spine ends worn with fissure visible along spine of volume IV. Light wear to edges. Scattered foxing. Tender joints reinforced with Japanese paper. Ownership inscription on front blank. The19th-century literary historian Henry Hallam called Ariosto "Europe's second-favorite poet after Homer." Indeed there was an appetite for a modern English translation to replace the Elizabethan version by John Harington. John Hoole assumed the enormous task and produced this very popular version in rhymed couplets with extensive annotation and a biographical essay. The publication is notable for the commission in volume three of a frontispiece plate engraved by William Blake as well as for plates after Angelica Kauffman Gertrud Metz and William Hamilton. Printed for the author, etc. hardcover books
1785réf. 223942London: Printed for George Nicol 1785. Second Edition. Illustrated with 8 engraved plates designed by Kauffman Thomas Stothard Metz and Hamilton 3 plates in Vol. I; 1 plate in vol. II; 2 in Vol. III; and 1 each in vols. IV & V including the plate facing p. 164 of volume 3 engraved by William Blake after the drawing by Thomas Stothard. 5 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary tree calf spines with gilt onrnaments and red and black labels. Bindings a bit rubbed at joints small chips internally near fine. Blake William. Second Edition. Illustrated with 8 engraved plates designed by Kauffman Thomas Stothard Metz and Hamilton 3 plates in Vol. I; 1 plate in vol. II; 2 in Vol. III; and 1 each in vols. IV & V including the plate facing p. 164 of volume 3 engraved by William Blake after the drawing by Thomas Stothard. 5 vols. 8vo. Hoole's translation in decasyllabic rhymed couplets first appeared in 1783 with these illustrations. The Blake engraving dramatically illustrates Orlando brandishing an uprooted tree for which Blake altered the original Stothard drawing in interesting ways cf. Essick figs. 34 & 35. Most notably Blake enlarged the roots of the uprooted pine dramatically with an effect far more 'furious' than the original. Essick XII; Bentley 1977 417; Keynes 1921 96; Easson and Essick II; Lowndes 64 Printed for George Nicol unknown books
1603réf. 004548Venice: F. Valgrisi and N. Moretti 1603. Early Printing. Hardcover. Some of the impressions are weak but most are quite presentable. Trimmed at the top close to the text and plate lines affecting one line of text in the dedication; other margins quite adequate. Vellum soiled. Very Good or better. Large octavo 7" x 10" bound in early full vellum 16 654 32 pages. The complete and corrected ORLANDO FURIOSO with Ruscelli's dedication to the Duke of Ferrara dated 1556 and an account of the life of Ariosto by Battista Pigna. Illustrated with an engraved title page 51 full-page woodcuts ornamental headpieces and initial letters. The woodcuts within decorative borders are after the designs of Dossa Dossi the Ferrarese painter and are printed from the blocks of the first Valgrisi quarto editon of 1556. First published in 1516 this classic Italian romantic epic influenced many later works including Spenser's THE FAERIE QUEENE and Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. The action takes place against the background of the war between Charlemagne and his Christian paladins and the Saracen army which is attempting to invade Europe. However Ariosto has little concern for historical or geographical accuracy and the poem wanders at will from Japan to the Hebrides as well as including many fantastical and magical elements such as a trip to the moon and an array of fantastical creatures including a gigantic sea monster called the orc and the hippogriff. The poem grew in popularity as well in size after Ariosto's death increasing from 40 to 46 cantos in 1532 and finally to the finished form of 51 cantos. F. Valgrisi and N. Moretti hardcover books
1775réf. ST17632bParis: Brunet 1775-83. 225 x 142 mm. 8 7/8 x 5 5/8". With blank leaf M6 in volume III half title in volume IV. Four volumes. A new translation by M. d'Ussieux. Appealing contemporary marbled calf gilt covers with triple gilt fillet border flat spines gilt in compartments with central patera sunburst lancet tools at corners and sides one black and one red morocco label red paste paper endpapers all edges gilt. With engraved portrait in volume I and 92 ENGRAVED PLATES with original tissue guards 46 from the Baskerville suite see below and 46 by Cochin. Cohen-De Ricci 98; Ray "French" p. 113. Bindings with half a dozen small patches of lost patina due to insect activity leather on spines a little dried and crackled occasional mild browning other trivial imperfections but an extremely pleasing copy especially internally with a clean remarkably fresh text wide margins and excellent impressions of the engravings. Our French edition of Ariosto's great sprawling romantic epic combines illustrations from two famed editions with engravings by top artists of the period. Each of the 46 cantos of "Mad Orlando" has two plates depicting the events described one from the Baskerville edition of 1773 printed in Italian for Molini and one from the quarto edition of the present French translation published just before our octavo printing. These 46 pairs of images are not only aesthetically pleasing as engravings but they allow for fascinating studies in interpretation because the pairs are consistently--and sometimes very distinctly--different one from the other. Jean-Michel Moreau known as Moreau le Jeune 1741-1814 provided illustrations for Diderot's encyclopedia and engraved works for François Boucher in addition to illustrating the works of Rousseau and Voltaire. According to the Getty Museum "publishers sought him out for his powers of observation and ability to capture nuances of gesture pose and light." Ray says that the best work by Moreau "showed him to be the equal of the established rococo masters Boucher Eisen and Gravelot" and that in his heyday "he carried all before him." Ray was enchanted by the Moreau engravings seen here noting "Moreau was at the top of his form as might have been expected when the most elegant of illustrators encountered the most elegant of poets." Charles Nicholas Cochin 1715-90 was one of the foremost French illustrators and one of the most influential persons in the French art world of the 18th century. He began producing engravings in his teens was elected to the Academy at 26 and was a member of the court for 40 years doing portraits of almost every celebrity of the period. As the person who provided the finished plates from the 276 original compositions by Oudry for the famous large folio edition of La Fontaine's "Fables" 1755-59 Cochin played an instrumental role in producing what Ray says is "one of the most ambitious and successful of all illustrated books." At 50000 lines long and 26 years in the making and refining "Orlando Furioso" by Ariosto 1474-1533 is one of the most singular and extravagant of narratives ever conceived. The story takes place against the background of the war between Charlemagne and the Saracens when Orlando Roland one of Charlemagne's finest knights neglects his duty out of love for the pagan princess Angelica. After she falls in love with a Saracen and elopes Orlando goes mad and is only restored to sanity when another knight flies to the moon in Ezekiel's chariot and obtains a magic potion to break the spell. There are many more complications. First published in 1516 "Orlando" was translated into English French as here Spanish and German becoming one of the most influential works of literature writers indebted to Ariosto include Tasso Cervantes Spenser Shakespeare Milton Byron and Shelley. Brunet unknown books
1556réf. 001310Lyons: Bastiano di Bartholomeo Honorati 1556. Full Calf. Very Good Plus. 511 40 pp. 8vo 17 by 11 cm 6.5 by 4 inches. With woodcut illustrations for each canto above the "Argomento". 52 woodcuts in text plus title illustration plus a few header/footers and ornamented letter at beginning of each canto. Also Exposition by Ludovico Dolce and useful table or index. Brunet I 433. Light dampstaining to early pages hardly distinguishable from general age toning which is moderate in this copy. Small inkstain on title page corner and some occasional minor spotting elsewhere. Some wear to calf boards with minor chipping along edges. Rebacked sympathetically. Attractive modern marbled endpapers. Tight copy. Bastiano di Bartholomeo Honorati unknown books
1634réf. 69070London: Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker 1634. HARRINGTON John. . Orlando Furioso. in English Heroical Verse by Sir John Harrington of Bath Knight. Now thirdly revised and amended with the Addition of the Author's Epigrams. London: Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker 1634. Full Description: ARIOSTO Lodovico. HARRINGTON John translator. Orlando Furioso in English Heroical Verse by Sir John Harrington of Bath Knight. Now thirdly revised and amended with the Addition of the Author's Epigrams. London: Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker 1634. Third edition of Harrington's 1591 translation which was the first English edition and remained the only English translation of many years. This third edition is further expanded by the addition of the "Author's Epigrams." Two works in one small folio in sixes 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 270 x 185 mm. 16 1 Ads 1 plate 423 9 table 1 Title 1 blank 43 1 blank pp. With engraved title-page for the first work and 46 full-page engravings included in the pagination accompanying each Canto. Separate title-page for "Epigrams" with an engraved vignette. Epigrams have a separate title but continuous register. Elaborate engraved head and tail pieces and initials. Contemporary full calf rebacked to style. Spine with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Spine stamped in gilt. All edges speckled red. Newer endpapers Fore-edge margins are trimmed close a few times just touching printed marginal notes. Closed tear to bottom margin of S1 barley touching a few letters. T6 with a tear to fore-edge margin with a bit of loss to marginal note. Some various dampstains and other soiling throughout. Some minor occasional offsetting from plates. Overall a very good copy. "Lodovico Ariosto represented the sentiments the passions and the vices and virtues of 16th-century Italians in his epic poem L'Orlando Furioso The Crazy Orlando. This Renaissance classic based on romances popular at the time furnished the framework for the chivalric narrative in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Orlando Furioso is a tale of knights dames and courtesies when the Moors invaded France to avenge the death of their king's father. In the story Orlando Roland Charlemagne's nephew and most famous knight falls madly in love with Angelica who is also pursued by many other Christian and Moorish knights. She flees these attentions only to bestow her love in the end on a poor man without rank. Ariosto's view of life reflected throughout the poem is one of ironic disillusionment-love is madness. John Harington 1561-1612 was a witty courtier and godson of Queen Elizabeth. He is also the acknowledged inventor of the flush toilet. According to lore Harington first translated the racy tale of Jocundo from Canto XXVIII and circulated it among the ladies of the Court. The Queen feigned to be shocked by some passages and reprimanded her godson for endangering the morals of her maids of honor. Elizabeth sentenced Harington to stay away from the Court until he had translated the whole of Ariosto's poem. Harington completed the translation by 1591. Harington's Orlando Furioso is one of the major translations of the age freely executed but faithful to the spirit and style of the original. At 33000 lines in length and nearly 6000 lines shorter than the original the translation is seldom exactly what Ariosto wrote shorter in places and expanded elsewhere-with moral truisms added. Each of the forty-six cantos of the poem is preceded by a full-page illustration including the especially risqué one for Canto XXVIII. All are copied strictly or with slight variation from the plates used by Girolamo Porro in a Venice edition printed in 1584. The engravings are unsigned purportedly the work of several engravers including possibly Jodocus Hondius. Clark Library UCLA Chrzanowski 1607a : Regarding the 1607 Second edition. STC 748. Pforzheimer 447. HBS 69070. $3000. Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker unknown books
