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Dante Alighieri
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- La comedia... con la nova espositione di Alessandro Velutello. Venice: (Francesco Marcolini for Alessandro Vellutello, June 1544)
- Paper
4to (230 x 162mm.), text in italics, woodcut illustrations (some full-page), additional blank leaves inserted after CC10, S8, T7, AN7, AO4, pressed leaves between AV6-7, later vellum, title-page laid down and browned, quire BB repaired at edges, AP1 torn without loss, without final blank leaf
Provenance
"Roscoe's sale at £4-4-0", pencil note on flyleaf [William Roscoe, sale, Liverpool, 1816, lots 1005 and 1007 are copies of this book, both apparently in red morocco]; William Grace, Siena, 1838, inscription on inside front cover and flyleaf; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 1163; Mambelli 30; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 146; Sander 2328
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
First edition to contain Vellutello's commentary. On V7r, three lines at the foot were originally omitted, and printed on later.