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2:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2008
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Dante Alighieri. Opere, 5 vol. (including supplement), engraved title vignettes (first title in red and black with vignette in bright blue ink), dedication, 114 plates, 160 vignettes and 106 historiated initials, after F. Fontebasso, G. Zompini, P.A. Novelli, M.A. Schiaonio, G. Giampiccolo, J. Leonardis and B. Crivellari, large folding genealogy of Dante, contemporary vellum, red morocco labels to spines, lighty spotted, preserved in a cloth drop-back box, [Mambelli 65; Gamba 396], 4to, Venice, Antonio Zatta, 1757-1758.***A fine set of the monumental Zatta printing of Dante with striking engravings. It includes copious commentaries by Venturi and Volpi. . Condition reportPLEASE NOTE: This is the four volume edition not the 5 volume edition.
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