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L'Achille et L'enea [with] Delle Lodi Della Poesia D'Omero et di Virginio [and] L'Ulisse di M. Lodovico Dolce

L'Achille et L'enea [with] Delle Lodi Della Poesia D'Omero et di Virginio [and] L'Ulisse di M. Lodovico Dolce

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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

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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.

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Bookseller
Pazzo Books US (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 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...

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