Alighieri / Nattini - La Divina Commedia [Tiratura a 999 Esemplari] - 1959-1961

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Three-volume edition of Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia with Amos Nattini illustrations, limited to 999 numbered copies (this is no. 236), bound in full red leather with gilt titles, measuring 36 x 26 cm, 1352 pages, published 1959–1961 by Edizioni d'arte A la Chance du Bibliophile, Milano, including 100 colour plates and leather bindings with decorative nerves; complete set in three volumes.

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Fine edition in an imitation and numbered edition on special paper of only 999 copies (this is no. 236 dedicated to Mr. Secondo Bozzella) of the Divine Comedy.

The 100 color plates illustrating the three canticles are a reproduction of the famous original paintings by the great Genoese painter Amos Nattini (1894-1985), one of the most significant Dantean illustrators of the twentieth century. See Comanducci, I pittori italiani dell'800, p. 470.

Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy. Images by Amos Nattini. Illustrative notes by D. Provenzal, Milan, A la Chance du Bibliophile, 1959-1961.

COMPLETE WORK in 3 Volumes.

Volume I: pp. 442, (II). COMPLETE.

Volume II: pp. 433, (III). COMPLETE.

Volume III: pp. 467, (V). COMPLETE.

Copies with paper in overall very good condition.

Bindings in full red morocco with titles and gold tooling and spine raised bands. Minor wear and losses, especially at the lower part of Volume II. Marbled endpapers. Gilded top edges, with the side and lower edges slightly frayed. The editorial slipcases are missing.

Seller's Story

I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Fine edition in an imitation and numbered edition on special paper of only 999 copies (this is no. 236 dedicated to Mr. Secondo Bozzella) of the Divine Comedy.

The 100 color plates illustrating the three canticles are a reproduction of the famous original paintings by the great Genoese painter Amos Nattini (1894-1985), one of the most significant Dantean illustrators of the twentieth century. See Comanducci, I pittori italiani dell'800, p. 470.

Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy. Images by Amos Nattini. Illustrative notes by D. Provenzal, Milan, A la Chance du Bibliophile, 1959-1961.

COMPLETE WORK in 3 Volumes.

Volume I: pp. 442, (II). COMPLETE.

Volume II: pp. 433, (III). COMPLETE.

Volume III: pp. 467, (V). COMPLETE.

Copies with paper in overall very good condition.

Bindings in full red morocco with titles and gold tooling and spine raised bands. Minor wear and losses, especially at the lower part of Volume II. Marbled endpapers. Gilded top edges, with the side and lower edges slightly frayed. The editorial slipcases are missing.

Seller's Story

I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Details

Number of books
3
Subject
Fine Bindings, Illustrated, Literature
Book title
La Divina Commedia [Tiratura a 999 Esemplari]
Author/ Illustrator
Alighieri / Nattini
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1959
Publication year youngest item
1961
Height
36 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus, Illustrated Edition, Limited edition, Numbered edition
Width
26 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Edizioni d'arte A la chance du Bibliophile; Milano
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
1352
Sold by
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Objects sold
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