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La Divina Commedia, or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English
by Dante Alighieri; Mario Casella ed.; H. F. Cary trans.; Sandro Botticelli ill
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NEAR FINE
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Nonesuch Press, 1928. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. Folio, 9 x 12.5.' [8], 325 pp. Copy number 965 of an edition limited to 1475 copies printed on Van Gelder paper. Sandro Boticelli Sepia illustrations printed by Daniel Jacomet, 34 of which are centerfold double-page and 8 full-page. Orange vellum with gilt stamped spine lettering, ruled borders, and floral devices. Top edge gilt, deckled fore and tail. Diglot text in Italian and English in Poliphilus capitals and Blado Italic smalls. Some patina to vellum edges, 4cm scuff to tail of front hinge, typical foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean and fresh throughout with crisp pages and tight, square binding. Without the fading and bowing typically seen. An attractive copy of a spectacular book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503080
- Title
- La Divina Commedia, or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English
- Author
- Dante Alighieri; Mario Casella ed.; H. F. Cary trans.; Sandro Botticelli ill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arches Bookhouse
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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