The Florentine Fior di Virtu of 1491
by Fiore di Virtu; Rosenwald, Lessing J. (Introduction by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Printed by E. Stern, 1953. Stiff wraps, xxxi, 119 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Edition of 3000 copies. Translated into English by Nicholas Fersin [sic] with facsimiles of all the original wood cuts. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. First edition thus. "Published for the Library of Congress . . . Poliphilus Roman and Blado Italic have been used for the text, the heads and title pages are set in Bembo. The total edition is three thousand copies, of which twenty-eight hundred are printed on Curis Rag Natural Wove and two hundred numbered copies are printed on Mould Made Rives heavy weight buff. The cover is Invicta Parchment." - Colophon.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108364
- Title
- The Florentine Fior di Virtu of 1491
- Author
- Fiore di Virtu; Rosenwald, Lessing J. (Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Printed by E. Stern
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- European / Italian; European / 4. Renaissance; XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Illustrated Books;
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- Colophon
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- Parchment
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Fine
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