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1775réf. 434078Paris : Chez Brunet Libraire 1775. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copies in paper-covered boards backed in gilt-blocked cloth. Covers and spine stained nicked bumped roughly rubbed as with age and cracked with some loss. Physical description; 1-3 vols 24 cm. Subjects; Ariosto Ludovico 1474-1533. Franzosisch. Ubersetzung. Paris : Chez Brunet, Libraire hardcover
1823réf. 343Florence Italy Firenze: Presso Giuseppe Molini 1823. Contemporary fine vellum. Very Good. The most celebrated epic poem of the Italian Renaissance in beautiful contemporary fine vellum binding. Condition: VG or better. Complete. BOOK INFO Published in 1823 by Giuseppe Molini in Florence Italy. Complete in two volumes. In the original Italian. Bound in contemporary to near contemporary fine full vellum. Boards with single fillet gilt paneling. Spine with compartments ornately ruled and tooled in gilt gilt-lettered black morocco label in compartment two. Sextodecimo 16mo 5.25" x 3". Collated and complete: vi xxxvii 1 699 1 errata; iv 727 1 printer monogram. Engraved second title page and frontispiece in each volume. ABOUT THE AUTHOR & WORK Ludovico Ariosto 1474 - 1533 was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso 1516-1532. The poem a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato describes the adventures of Charlemagne Orlando and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many side plots. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work. Ariosto also coined the term 'humanism' for choosing to focus upon the strengths and potential of humanity rather than only upon its role as subordinate to God. This led to Renaissance humanism. The story is a chivalric romance which stemmed from a tradition beginning in the Late Middle Ages and continuing in popularity in the 16th century and well into the 17th. Orlando is the Christian knight known in French and English as Roland. The story takes place against the background of the war between Charlemagne's Christian paladins and the Saracen army that has invaded Europe and is attempting to overthrow the Christian empire. CONDITION REPORT: Very Good or better. Exterior and binding; firm hinges and joints tight pages slight bowing of boards sharp corners. Minimal rubbing. Soiling and aging of vellum. Slightly sunned spines. Top edge darkened per usual. Presents beautifully. Interior: Pages are bright and white. Mostly light and scattered foxing heaviest near engravings and at text block extremities. Evidence of handling: bent corners creasing an occasional smudge. A few leaves with marginal insect nibbling or some slight paper loss not affecting text. Abrasion mark to front pastedown in Vol. I. No writing ex libris marks or former owner bookplates. All in all a lovely set of Orlando Furioso volumes in exquisite fine full vellum. . Presso Giuseppe Molini unknown
1756réf. 16169Arezzo: Michele Bellotti Stampatore. Good with no dust jacket. 1756. Hardcover. Edgewear chipping to front board of volume two front paste-down of volume two detaching at bottom edge from board some text stains not affecting legibility some minor worming not affecting text in volume two otherwise light wear. Spine labels reverse volume numbers. Solid oversize hardcovers. ; Bilingual Italian and Latin languages in parallel columns. Two of two volumes complete set. Engraved portraits of Ariosto and Barbolani by Andrea Bolzoni. Signatures: v. 1: a4 A-3G4 3H6 -- v. 2: A-3G4. Title-page of t. 1 in red and black; title vignettes; decorative initials head and tail pieces. Period half leather binding with marbled boards and endpapers red spine labels with gilt lettering gilt spine rolls and decoration and black and red edge decor. Custom bookplate of Vera Kossovski on both paste-downs. Attractive 18th-century printing of the classic Italian epic poem of Lodovico Ariosto with the First Edition of the Latin translation of Torquato Barbolani. ; vii 435; 421 3 in 2v pages . Michele Bellotti Stampatore hardcover
1781réf. WB18303London: Livorno presso Gio Tom Masi e Comp. 1781. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volumes. An attractive 12mo set in full red leather spines heavily gilt. Green spine labels gilt. Some rubbing overall and wear to spine labels but still a charming set. Each volume with engraved portrait engraved title and engraved plates throughout. Livorno presso Gio Tom Masi e Comp. hardcover
réf. ALDR0353In Venezia Presso Antonio Zatta 1772. 4°. Gest. Titelbl. 1 gest. Taf. 214 nn. Bll. mit 12 gest. Taf. je 13 gest. Kopfstücken Argomenti u. Initialen sowie 10 gest. Schlussvignetten. Marmorierter Lederband d. Zeit mit Rückenschildchen u. Rückenverzierung in Goldprägung Einbanddeckel mit Streicheisenlinien gerahmt Vorsatz aus einfärbig bedrucktem Buntpapier auf den Innendeckeln Buchschnitt rotgefärbt Ecken u. Kanten bestoßen Lederüberzug etwas schadhaft. Seiten weiß und fleckenlos lediglich Anfangsseiten an der Oberkante schwach wasserrandig. Brunet 1437. Graesse 1199. Lanckoronska. Venezianische Buchgraphik 14 - zweiter Band dieser aus vier Bänden bestehenden venezianischen Prachtausgabe des 'Rasenden Roland'. Der Humanist und Dichter L. Ariost 1474-1533 schuf mit diesem Versepos eines der bedeutendsten Werke der italienischen Literatur. Die Tafeln stammen von angesehenen venezianischen Kupferstechern wie Giuliano Zuliani 1730-1814 u. Pietro Antonio Novelli 1729-1804 In Venezia, Presso Antonio Zatta 1772. unknown
1901réf. 4813-31021Fierenze 1901 Edition Unstated Presumed 1st of This book. 549 Pages of this small 4 1/8" x 2 5/8" x 1" bound in Heavy full gilt-blocked buckram over boards text block edged in full gold gilt perceivable tilt else content appears as unread and unblemished with Near Fine wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear as shown. Appearance is one that the books has been kept wrapped in cloth for years and is Immaculate & highly desireablel Synopsis: This book is in Italian. Orlando furioso Italian: orˈlando fuˈrjoËzo; -oËso; The Frenzy of Orlando more literally Raging Roland is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516 although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando Furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato Orlando in Love published posthumously in 1495. In its historical setting and characters it shares some features with the Old French Chanson de Roland of the eleventh century which tells of the death of Roland. The story is also a chivalric romance which stemmed from a tradition beginning in the late Middle Ages and continuing in popularity in the 16th century and well into the 17th. Orlando is the Christian knight known in French and subsequently English as Roland. The story takes place against the background of the war between Charlemagne's Christian paladins and the Saracen army that has invaded Europe and is attempting to overthrow the Christian empire. The poem is about war and love and the romantic ideal of chivalry. It mixes realism and fantasy humor and tragedy. The stage is the entire world plus a trip to the Moon. The large cast of characters features Christians and Saracens soldiers and sorcerers and fantastic creatures including a gigantic sea monster called the orc and a flying horse called the hippogriff. Many themes are interwoven in its complicated episodic structure but the most important are the paladin Orlando's unrequited love for the pagan princess Angelica which drives him mad; the love between the female Christian warrior Bradamante and the Saracen Ruggiero who are supposed to be the ancestors of Ariosto's patrons the d'Este family of Ferrara; and the war between Christian and Infidel. The poem is divided into forty-six cantos each containing a variable number of eight-line stanzas in ottava rima a rhyme scheme of abababcc. Ottava rima had been used in previous Italian romantic epics including Luigi Pulci's Morgante and Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato. Ariosto's work is 38736 lines long in total making it one of the longest poems in European literature. Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise. . Biblio #4813-31021 Img. 5985 & 5986 Updated 10.16.25 Firenze,
1785réf. 3533In Orleans: da' Torchj di L.P. Couret de Villeneuve 1785. Tre volumi di cm. 20 pp. 2 414; 2 421 1; 2 428. Bella ed elegante legatura coeva in piena pelle dorsi lisci con ricche decorazioni e titoli in oro su doppio tassello in marocchino rosso. Piatti inquadrati da filetti tipografici dentelles. Bell'esemplare fresco ed in perfetto stato di conservazione. Pregiata edizione arricchita da una legatura assai decorativa. da' Torchj di L.P. Couret de Villeneuve unknown
réf. 25087London: C Bathurst T. Payne et al. 1783. 5 volumes. cxxxii336 iv408 iv428 iv438 and iv322pp. half-title present in each volume. Original quarter calf over marbled boards marbled edges vellum corners. 8 engraved plates as called for including the Blake illustration in volume 3. An impressive set. . First edition thus. A very pure eighteenth century binding with some chips and wear the most serious being a weakness to the upper hinge of volume 1. Please ask for condition notes. London: C, Bathurst, T. Payne et al. 1783. hardcover
1570réf. 022322Lyone Lyon: Appresso Guvliel. Roillio. 1570. Orignal book from 1570. Small book with nibbled edges and loss of the margins on the first 200 pages. 1148 pages plus index. A binding/reading copy only. Ludovico Ariosto 8 September 1474 6 July 1533 was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso 1516. The poem a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato describes the adventures of Charlemagne Orlando and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work. Disbound. Poor. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Appresso Guvliel. Roillio. Paperback
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
1967réf. 71853Milano: Electa 1967. Due volumi in folio di cui il primo di testo ed il secondo con 158 tavole in molte tonalità di colore di Fabrizio Clerici. I due volumi in legatura in mezzo marocchino rosso con ampie punte dorso a nervi con titoli in oro. Entro custodie. Legatura di De Stefanis. Solo qualche piccola spellatura esterna peraltro ben conservato. Edizione in tiratura di 350 esemplari su carta speciale della Cartiera Ventura. Il presente possiede la dicitura seguente: "Esemplare espressamente stampato per il Gr. Uff. Comm. Giovan Battista Meneghini" che come è noto fu il primo marito di Maria Callas. Electa unknown
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
1821réf. 114527Prato: Presso Luigi Vannini 1821. An attractive complete set of this scarce 1821 printing of Orlando Furioso from the Chateau la Brede library Gironde France with the library tickets to the front pastedowns of each volume. Montesquieu was born lived and wrote the majority of his works at the Chateau la Brede. The library tickets bear the name M. le baron Clouet. 6 vols duodecimo. Contemporary calf backed marbled boards spines gilt in compartments with titles direct marbled endpapers red speckled edges. Some rubbing and marks to covers volume 5 with a chip from the leather at the tail all sound and internally clean very good condition. hardcover
1818réf. 42297Milano: Appresso Giovanni Pirotta 1818. Cm. 355 pp. xxxii 547 1. Con ritratto inciso in rame all'antiporta. Solida legatura coeva in mezza pelle dorso a nervi con titoli e fregi in oro piatti decorati a secco. Qualche minimo segno d'uso esterno ma esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Cfr. Agnelli-Ravegnani I 219-220: "Magnifica e pregiatissima edizione che la Crusca citò e che il Gamba giustamente apprezzò come una delle migliori. In fatti egli scrive: - Con mirabile diligenza si prestò il dotto uomo alla buona riuscita e così si ha il Furioso interamente restituito alle native forme dategli dal suo autore. -. In una dotta prefazione il Morali passa in esame tutte le antiche stampe del Furioso. Inoltre ha arricchito l'edizione di esatte tavole le quali dando i confronti delle lezioni adottate con quelle delle stampe più famigerate segnano le più notabili differenze grammaticali.Di questa ediz. esistono 50 esemplari in carta grande velina.". Cagnolati G. Mostra di edizioni ariostesche n 220 : "Splendida edizione. ritratto dell'A. inciso da F. Caporale.". Appresso Giovanni Pirotta unknown
1818réf. 62386Milano: Appresso Giovanni Pirotta 1818. Cm. 325 pp. xxxvi 547 1. Con ritratto inciso in rame all'antiporta. Solida legatura di poco posteriore in piena pelle dorso a nervi con titoli e fregi in oro piatti inquadrati da filetti in oro. Entro custodia. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Cfr. Agnelli-Ravegnani I 219-220: "Magnifica e pregiatissima edizione che la Crusca citò e che il Gamba giustamente apprezzò come una delle migliori. In fatti egli scrive: - Con mirabile diligenza si prestò il dotto uomo alla buona riuscita e così si ha il Furioso interamente restituito alle native forme dategli dal suo autore. -. In una dotta prefazione il Morali passa in esame tutte le antiche stampe del Furioso. Inoltre ha arricchito l'edizione di esatte tavole le quali dando i confronti delle lezioni adottate con quelle delle stampe più famigerate segnano le più notabili differenze grammaticali.Di questa ediz. esistono 50 esemplari in carta grande velina.". Cagnolati G. Mostra di edizioni ariostesche n 220 : "Splendida edizione. ritratto dell'A. inciso da F. Caporale.". Appresso Giovanni Pirotta unknown
1828réf. 85942Milano: per Gaspare Truffi 1828-30. Sei volumi di cm. 20 pp. 2000 ca. complessive. Con ritratto dell'Ariosto all'antiporta del primo volume e 500 tavole f.t. incise in rame. Solida ed elegante legatura coeva in mezza oelle dorsi lisci con titoli e ricchi fregi romantici in oro. Esemplare genuino ed in ottimo stato di conservazione. Celebre e ricercata edizione munita di un apparato iconografico ricchissimo. Cfr. Agnelli-Ravegnani: "Ediz. eseguita sopra quella del Morali e illustrata con i 500 rami del Pistrucci.". per Gaspare Truffi unknown
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
1818réf. 85824Milano: Appresso Giovanni Pirotta 1818. Cm. 33 pp. xxxvi 547 1. Con ritratto inciso in rame all'antiporta. Solida ed elegante legatura del tempo in mezzo marocchino rosso con punte dorso liscio con titoli e ricchi fregi in oro. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Cfr. Agnelli-Ravegnani I 219-220: "Magnifica e pregiatissima edizione che la Crusca citò e che il Gamba giustamente apprezzò come una delle migliori. In fatti egli scrive: - Con mirabile diligenza si prestò il dotto uomo alla buona riuscita e così si ha il Furioso interamente restituito alle native forme dategli dal suo autore. -. In una dotta prefazione il Morali passa in esame tutte le antiche stampe del Furioso. Inoltre ha arricchito l'edizione di esatte tavole le quali dando i confronti delle lezioni adottate con quelle delle stampe più famigerate segnano le più notabili differenze grammaticali.Di questa ediz. esistono 50 esemplari in carta grande velina.". Cagnolati G. Mostra di edizioni ariostesche n 220 : "Splendida edizione. ritratto dell'A. inciso da F. Caporale.". Appresso Giovanni Pirotta unknown
1653réf. 24368Venetia Venice: Appresso li Milochi 1653. Octavo 277 pp. 16 cm paper-covered boards with vellum spine. Printed in double columns with 51 allegorical woodcut vignettes one at the beginning of each of the 46 cantos plus five with the appended "Cinque Canti" which has its own title page additional woodcut ornaments.Small section 1.5 cm clipped from top margin of A2 with loss of one line of text dampstain visible to varying degrees throughout see images. Bookseller label of Libreria Cecchi Firenze on front pastedown. An uncommon small-format edition intended for popular consumption that demonstrates the ongoing popularity of this work well over a century after its initial publication 1516. Appresso li Milochi unknown
réf. 1924Birmingham: da' Torchj di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell' Accademia Reale e G. Molini 1773. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Four volumes. I: xxxiv lviii 362pp.; II: ii 450pp.; III: ii 446pp.; IV: ii 446pp. I: 8 b4-g4 1 A8-Y8 Z6 Z6 blank; II: 1 A8-Z8 Aa8-Ee8 Ff2 Ff2 blank; III: 1 A8-Z8 Aa8-Ee8 Ee8 blank; IV: 1 A8-Z8 Aa8-Dd8 Ff4-Gg4 - Gg4 blank 8 4-4 - 4 blank. There is a long list of subscribers and an errata leaf which are bound in volume I. Leaves A8 and D2 in volume 4 are cancels. Contemporary light brown calf gilt spines. Gilt fillet borders. With a portrait and 46 plates the plates drawn by G. Cipriani Moreau le jeune Eisen Cochin fils Monnet J.B. Greuze and engraved by Bartolazzi Launay Longueil de Ghendt Prevost Henriquez Massard Simonet Ponce Duclos Martini Moreau le jeune Choffard Helmon. The portrait drawn by Eisen and engraved by Fiquet. Lacks plate 2 6 7 10 11 14 15 16 19 20 22 31 32 44 and 46. Gaskell 48; Cohen-de Ricci 95; Gamba 62; Guidi p. 111; Agnelli-Ravegnani I pp. 204-206; ESTC T133621; Ray G.N. Art of the French ill. Book 64. 0 Birmingham: da' Torchj di G. Baskerville, Per P. Molini Librajo dell' Accademia Reale, e G. Molini, 1773. hardcover
1799réf. 29594Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto translated into English verse by John Hoole was published in London in 1799 by Otridge and Son in five octavo volumes. This edition includes five engraved frontispieces nine additional full-page engravings and decorative vignettes throughout the text. It tells the story of the knight Roland companion to Charlemagne and includes both poetic narrative and critical apparatus. The volumes are bound in full period leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Volume I includes a lengthy preface and dedication followed by complete pagination across the remaining volumes. Condition: Very Good. All bindings show moderate wear at hinges and corners; all text blocks are secure and internally clean. Format: Octavo 8vo five-volume set. Collation: Vol. I: cxvii 335 pp; Vol. II: 264 48 pp; Vol. III: 427 pp; Vol. IV: 438 pp; Vol. V: 322 vi 54 pp. Illustrations: 5 frontispieces 9 full-page engravings decorative vignettes. Edition: New Edition 1799. #29594. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Printed for Otridge and Son hardcover
1756réf. 400727Amsterdam : Aux Depens de la Compagnie 1756. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies all in the original gilt-blocked full aniline calf. Raised bands; contrasting labels; spine compartments uniformly tooled. Generalized wear to some of the boards and spines. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall. Physical description: 4 volumes bound in 2; 17 cm. Subjects: French translations; Italian literature; Orlando furioso. Amsterdam : Aux Depens de la Compagnie hardcover
réf. 3-81679Bologna FMR-ART'E' 2005 imponente volume in-folio cm. 46 x 35 legatura in pelle naturale tinta alla botte realizzata a mano dalla Legatoria Steal di Torino. Al piatto anteriore è collocato un esemplare dell'opera "La battaglia sotto le mura di Paigi" realizzata da Elvio Marchionni in litoserigrafia su ottone ricoperta in oro 24 K dorso a sei nervi pp. XLXI 405 12 con dieci belle tavole a colori a piena pagina fuori testo di Elvio Marchionni. Edizione limitata di 975 esemplari numerati ilnostro esemplare n. 956. Per la stampa dei testi sono stati usati i caratteri bodoniani e carta in puro cotone appositamente realizzata per questa tiratura alla forma tonda nelle Cartiere d'Arches in Francia. In stato di nuovo unknown
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
1888réf. H0-D4CP-P3PEParis: Librairie Hachette et Cie 1888. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/no dj as issued. Gustave Dore. Very Good. Paris 1888. Large folio. 498 x 330 mm 19 4/8 x 12 3/4 inches. Weight 17 pounds!. 658 pages frontispiece and 81 steel-engraved full page plates 681 steel-engraved vignettes in the text by Gustave Doré. Folio copy preserved in its splendid publisher cardboard in red percaline illustrated by A. Souze. Cover and back decorated and gilded the first cover adorned with a gilded griffin bearing standard and coat of arms on a background of patterns with oak leaves and helm. Last illustrated book by Gustave Doré -- -- Most pages and plates very clean. Some foxing and smudges to first few and last few pages otherwise Very well preserved. The front cover is very well stamped the gilding is bright. The gilding on the back is just a little tarnished slight traces of handling Solid hinges tear on the lower part of the spine fresh and clean interior light scattered foxing denser on the first few pages. --- --- Roland Furieux Orlando Furioso required a long preparation work and can be understood as a synthesis of all the themes dear to the artist: medieval frames forests battle scenes heroines of sublimated beauty fantastic atmosphere. Most pages and plates very clean. Very well preserved. The plate on the first cover is very well stamped the gilding is bright. The gilding on the back is a little tarnished slight traces of handling two small slots on the joints max 2 cm. Solid hinges. fresh and clean interior light scattered foxing denser at first. Librairie Hachette et Cie hardcover
