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Tasso, Torquato
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Tasso, Torquato
- La Gerusalemme liberata di Torquato Tasso, con le annotationi di Scipion Gentili e di Giulio Guastauini, et li argomenti di Oratio Ariosti. Genoa: Giuseppe Pavoni for Bernardo Castello, 1617
- Paper
folio (288 x 195mm.), 2 engraved title-pages, woodcut initials and headpieces, the argomento for each canto within a woodcut cartouche, full-page engraved illustration by Castello opposite the start of each canto, two duplicate illustrations without the engraved border bound in, eighteenth-century red morocco gilt, spines gilt in compartments, some slight browning, spotting and soiling, lower cover slightly scuffed
Literature
Brunet V-666; Cicognara I, 1113
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Fine illustrated edition of Tasso's celebrated epic poem.
The first illustrated edition, with engravings by Castello and commentary by Scipineo Gentili and Giulio Guastavini, had been published in Genoa in 1590; while the text and commentary of the 1617 edition remained the same, the Castello engravings were new.