Lot 12
Alighieri (Dante) La Divina Comedia, Venice, Nicolo Misserini, 1629.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Alighieri (Dante) La Divina Comedia, engraved title incorporating portrait of Dante at head, one or two headlines slightly trimmed, some water-staining at beginning and end, generally light, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, spine with some worm holes and small loss to head and foot, extremities rubbed, [Mambelli 55; Welsh 2159], 24mo (85 x 40mm.), Venice, Nicolo Misserini, 1629.
⁂ An attractive miniature edition of the Comedy, the third and last to be published in Italy in the 17th century.
Description
Alighieri (Dante) La Divina Comedia, engraved title incorporating portrait of Dante at head, one or two headlines slightly trimmed, some water-staining at beginning and end, generally light, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, spine with some worm holes and small loss to head and foot, extremities rubbed, [Mambelli 55; Welsh 2159], 24mo (85 x 40mm.), Venice, Nicolo Misserini, 1629.
⁂ An attractive miniature edition of the Comedy, the third and last to be published in Italy in the 17th century.