La bibbia di Borso d'Este - 1961

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Two-volume folio in full leather with five spine nerves, gold-tooled on the back and boards, silver-gilt corner mounts bearing the Estense arms, silk flyleaves and gilt head edges; a prestige off-market edition reproducing the Bibbia di Borso d’Este, curated by Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri with historical-artistic study by Adolfo Venturi, featuring numerous black‑and‑white and colour plates, plates protected by tissue, in its original slipcases, dated 1961, Italian, 1201 pages, in good condition.

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Two folio volumes (42 cm), full-leather binding, five-spine backs, gold-tooled impressions on the spine and boards. Gilt silver bosses with the arms of the Este family on the front boards, endpapers lined in silk and gilded top edge. Prestigious edition, out-of-commerce copy, complete reproduction of the Borso d'Este Bible edited by Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri with documents and a historical-artistic study by Adolfo Venturi. Numerous black-and-white illustrations with many in color, the latter protected by tissue guards. The volumes are respectively kept in their original cases. Excellent overall condition.

Two folio volumes (42 cm), full-leather binding, five-spine backs, gold-tooled impressions on the spine and boards. Gilt silver bosses with the arms of the Este family on the front boards, endpapers lined in silk and gilded top edge. Prestigious edition, out-of-commerce copy, complete reproduction of the Borso d'Este Bible edited by Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri with documents and a historical-artistic study by Adolfo Venturi. Numerous black-and-white illustrations with many in color, the latter protected by tissue guards. The volumes are respectively kept in their original cases. Excellent overall condition.

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Number of books
2
Book title
La bibbia di Borso d'Este
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1961
Language
Italian
Number of pages
1201
ItalyVerified
17
Objects sold
Private

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