Dante Alighieri - La Divina Commedia - 1905
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Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Edizione speciale, Italian miniature edition printed in Florence in 1905 by G. Barbèra Editore, bound in full leather and signed, in-64 format at about 6.5 x 4.5 cm with 455 pages and very good condition, featuring a historic handwritten dedication on the flyleaf dated 8 February 1912 by G. A. Buoli.
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Splendid and rare miniature specimen of Dante Alighieri's "La Divina Commedia", printed in Florence by G. Barbèra Editore in 1905 as part of the famous series "Edizioni Vade-Mecum".
Format: In-64° (extremely small dimensions, about 6.5 x 4.5 cm). Fully readable at a glance, a true masterpiece of micro-typography from the early 1900s.
Binding: Fine original editorial binding in full leather stamped, richly decorated with gold tooling and geometric-floral motifs in pure golden color on the front board and on the spine in Renaissance style. Interior: Features decorated endpapers with floral motifs, illustrated flyleaf with the famous Dante profile (by Giotto) and the original title page intact with the publisher's rose mark.
Pages clean, binding solid and paper free of serious foxing.
Unique historical note: The volume preserves on the initial flyleaf a beautiful handwritten period dedication in iron gall ink, dated "8 February 1912", signed by the uncle "G. A. Buoli" for his nephew Onorato on the occasion of his name day.
An exceptional detail of microhistory that makes this specific piece unique in the world!
Splendid and rare miniature specimen of Dante Alighieri's "La Divina Commedia", printed in Florence by G. Barbèra Editore in 1905 as part of the famous series "Edizioni Vade-Mecum".
Format: In-64° (extremely small dimensions, about 6.5 x 4.5 cm). Fully readable at a glance, a true masterpiece of micro-typography from the early 1900s.
Binding: Fine original editorial binding in full leather stamped, richly decorated with gold tooling and geometric-floral motifs in pure golden color on the front board and on the spine in Renaissance style. Interior: Features decorated endpapers with floral motifs, illustrated flyleaf with the famous Dante profile (by Giotto) and the original title page intact with the publisher's rose mark.
Pages clean, binding solid and paper free of serious foxing.
Unique historical note: The volume preserves on the initial flyleaf a beautiful handwritten period dedication in iron gall ink, dated "8 February 1912", signed by the uncle "G. A. Buoli" for his nephew Onorato on the occasion of his name day.
An exceptional detail of microhistory that makes this specific piece unique in the world!
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Literature, Poetry
Book title
La Divina Commedia
Author/ Illustrator
Dante Alighieri
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1905
Height
6.5 cm
Edition
Special edition
Width
4.5 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
G. Barbèra, Editore
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Signed
Number of pages
455
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