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Polo, Marco
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- In cui si tratta le meravigliose cose del mondo per lui vetude, del costume di varii paesi, dello stranio vivere di quelli; della descrittione de diversi animali, e del trovar dell'oro dell'argento, e delle pietre preciose, cosa non men utile, che bella. Venice: Matteo Pagano, [1555?]
- paper
8vo (147 x 94mm.), publisher's woodcut device on title, twentieth-century red morocco by G. Huser, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt edges, dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, minor repairs to some corners and inner margin of final text leaf (touching a few letters)
Provenance
Livio Ambrogio, bookplate
Literature
EDIT16 CNCE 50668 (cf. 66667 a variant dated 1555); Cordier, Sinica 1970; Sabin 44498 ("The travels of Marco Polo in the East claim a place in an American collection in consequence of the remarks of distinguished geographers that they were perused by Columbus... and stimulated the great navigator to accomplish through the sea, what the Venetian traveller had by land"); Western Travellers in China 6; cf. PMM 39
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 RARE EARLY EDITION OF MARCO POLO'S TRAVELS IN ITALIAN, a re-issue of the first Italian edition published in Venice in 1496.