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ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1534). Orlando furioso. Venice: Gabriel Giolito Ferrari, 1552.
Famous Giolitti edition after the first of 1542, whose pictorial and interpretative apparatus contributed to the success of the poem and its definitive canonisation among the classics of European literature.
4to, (223 x 158 mm). Engraved title page, printer's device repeated in the colophon and at the beginning of the 'five cantos' and the 'expositione dei vocaboli', vignettes at the beginning of each canto and intaglio initials, portrait of Ariosto by Titian on verso of 2K4 (some occasional spotting). Antique vellum binding with 19th century gilt title label, blue edges (some light wear). (1)
4to, (223 x 158 mm). Engraved title page, printer's device repeated in the colophon and at the beginning of the 'five cantos' and the 'expositione dei vocaboli', vignettes at the beginning of each canto and intaglio initials, portrait of Ariosto by Titian on verso of 2K4 (some occasional spotting). Antique vellum binding with 19th century gilt title label, blue edges (some light wear). (1)
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
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[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
[BINDING] CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC). Epistolarum familiarium. Lyon: Gryphius, 1551.
ESTIMATE € 600 - 1,000
