L'Achille et L'enea [with] Delle Lodi Della Poesia D'Omero et di Virginio [and] L'Ulisse di M. Lodovico Dolce
by Dolce, Lodovico; Menechini, Andrea; Homer; Virgil
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Venice: Gabriel Giolito, 1572. Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Later but old full vellum over wooden boards with armorial stamp of Clan Stirling, hinge starting but sound, trimmed a bit close on the bottom edge affecting the very bottom of the title pages, scattered minor foxing and browning. Three volumes in one with separate titles, the last title printed in 1573. Portrait and 55 woodcuts in text in vol one, portrait and 20 in volume 3. (28), 544pp; (44)pp; (16), 186, (2)pp; Adams, D-727; Brunet II, 790
Three poetic adaptations of the classics with lovely woodcuts throughout. The last title is the rarest and includes the satiric The Battle of the Frogs and Mice which had been attributed to Homer but is now usually assigned to a later poet. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046739.
Three poetic adaptations of the classics with lovely woodcuts throughout. The last title is the rarest and includes the satiric The Battle of the Frogs and Mice which had been attributed to Homer but is now usually assigned to a later poet. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046739.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046739
- Title
- L'Achille et L'enea [with] Delle Lodi Della Poesia D'Omero et di Virginio [and] L'Ulisse di M. Lodovico Dolce
- Author
- Dolce, Lodovico; Menechini, Andrea; Homer; Virgil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Vellum)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gabriel Giolito
- Place of Publication
- Venice
- Date Published
- 1572
- Keywords
- Poetry; Antiquarian & Rare. NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- 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. ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...