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Dante Alighieri
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Dante Alighieri
- [Opere] La divina commedia... con varie annotazioni, e copiosi rami adornata (Prose, e rime liriche edite, ed inedite). Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1757-1758
- Paper
4 volumes bound in 5 (volume 4 in two parts), 4to (282 x 203mm.), half-title (with avviso a' legatori on verso), engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, engraved vignettes on title-pages, engraved portrait of the dedicatee, Empress Elisabeth Petrovna of Russia, with the dedication engraved, engraved portrait of Dante, 37+33+33+7 engraved plates by Magnini, Rizzi, Crivellari and others to designs by Fontebasso, Zompini, Schiavonio and Marcaggi, folding letterpress genealogical table, engraved argomento at head of each canto, engraved initials and tailpieces, contemporary vellum, spines lettered in gilt, lacking last 2 leaves in volume I (containing list of subscribers), marginal paper tear in t3 of volume 4, bindings very slightly soiled, head of spine on volume I slightly torn
Literature
Mambelli 65; Morazzoni p.225
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
A large and crisp copy of the magnificent Zatta edition of Dante, the first substantial critical edition since the mid-sixteenth century; it is also the first illustrated edition to be published since 1596.
This edition was the first to contain Giuseppe Pelli’s Memorie per servire alla vita di Dante e alla storia della sua famiglia, which came to be considered the most substantial biographical essay of the century.