Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1907
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/231
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    143 Dante. La Comedia di Dante Aligieri con la Nova Espositione di Allessandro Vellutello, con gratia de la illustrissima Sig- noria di Venezia, finely printed in italic type, with numerous fine Italian woodcuts, brown morocco antique, with gilt orna- ments, g.e. good copy sm. 4to. Vinegia, F. Marcolini, 1544 *,* FIRST EDITION of Vellutello’s Commentary on Dante, and one of the best of the old editions of Dante. 144 Dante. La Commedia col Commento di Christophoro Landino, lit. rom. (2 types) long lines with signs. 100 very fine outline Florentine cuts (wants 10 preliminary ll. 8 Ul. at end and 2 in the text, some headlines cut into, rest generally good and sound, but sold not subject to return), new Italian russia extra, sunk panels with richly gilt ornaments, clasps, good imitation of a contemporary Italian binding, by V. de Toldo of Venice, in open cloth case sm. folio. Venegia P. Cremonense dito Veronese, 1491 *,* A VERY RARE EDITION, the first with these remarkable cuts. 145 Dati (Lionardo) De Sphaera Mundi [Poema in Ottava Rima, with Prose explanations], ITALIAN MANUSCRIPT on paper (71 Ul. 12 by 8#in.) with 34 original drawings in colours of Spheres, rude maps and buildings, diagrams, etc. new russia gilt (from the Fairfaa-Murray collection) sm. folio. Sac. Xv 146 Datus (Augustinus Senensis) Opera, Mit. rom. numerous remark- able large and small figured and ornamental initials, and large device at end (several ll. mended), half bound sm. folio. Impressum Senis per Symionem Nicolai Nardi anno 15038 147 David (R. P. Jo.) Occasio Arrepta, Neglecta ; hujus commoda, ilius incommoda, engraved title in compartments, and 12 fine copperplate engravings by Th. Galle, half calf sm. 4to. Antw. Jo. Moretus, 1605 148 David (R. P. Jo.) Paradisus Sponsi et Sponse ; necnon Pancar- pium Marianum, 100 fine full-page copperplate engravings by Th. Galle (wants title and a leaf in first vol.) 2 vol. in 1, brown morocco gilt, g. é. 8vo. «tb. 1607 149 David (R. P. Jo.) Duodecim Specula Deum aliquando Videre Desiderandi Concinnata, fine engraved title (top margin re- paired), and 12 full-page engravings, crimson morocco plain, inside dentelles, g. e. 8vo. tb. 1610 150 De Brun. Oratio Urbani Prebusini De Brun Ostendens dam- num qd omnibus secolentibus afferant Virtutes & laudans Vicia, etc. lit. rom. 10 Ul. 1 blank, signs. a-b, fine full-page woodcut on back of title, representing the author kneeling before Christ in Heaven, with a blank shield of arms below, and motto “ posui Deum adjutorem teum,” new half morocco, scarce sm. 4to. absque nota [ihe
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