DANTE, COMMEDIA, VENICE, 1484, MODERN CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO

Chancery folio (316 x 225mm.), 269 leaves (of 270), a10; b-z & A-H8 I-K6, 64 lines of commentary plus headline, roman type, woodcut initials, 2- and 3-line initial spaces with printed guides, woodcut printer's device in red beneath register, later crushed brown morocco, gilt edges, protective dust-jacket, lacking a1 (preface, supplied in facsimile), o3 torn without loss but affecting text, occasional light staining, K1 damaged and repaired with slight loss, last leaf remargined, a few small wormholes at beginning and end

Goff D30; HC 5947; BMC V 279; Bod-inc D-013; GW 7967; Mambelli 11

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."

The second edition to contain Landino's commentary, which was reprinted several more times in the fifteenth century. This edition "is noteworthy for its typographical quality and its attentiveness to the 1481 edition... [It] makes some corrections of Dante's text and provides a denser text block" (Simon Gilson, Reading Dante in Renaissance Italy, 2018, p. 26).