Aldo Manuzio editore : dediche, prefazioni, note ai testi / introduzione di Carlo Dionisotti ; testo latino con traduzione e note a cura di Giovanni Orlandi. [2 vols, complete set ]
by Manuzio, A. ; Dionisotti, C. ; Orlandi, G. [editor, translator]
- Used
- Condition
- Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on the verso of the front free endpaper in each volume, spine of Volume I a trifle bum
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About This Item
Milano : Il polifilo [1975]. Limited edition of 850 copies of which 250 were not for sale. 2 volumes, plain wrappers, 4to, 34 cm. xlix, 192, [2] pp plates + [193]-415, [3] pp. A valuable edition of Aldo Manuzio's dedications, prefaces and notes to the texts, with a 40-page introduction discussing his role as editor by the historian of Italian literature Carlo Dionisotti. In a 1980 review of another work, Anthony Grafton commented "the rich introduction by Carlo Dionisotti is by far the best study in existence of Aldo". Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on the verso of the front free endpaper in each volume, spine of Volume I a trifle bumped, otherwise Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers with a little fingermarking to the front panels.
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- Wykeham Books
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- BIBLIO-58998
- Title
- Aldo Manuzio editore : dediche, prefazioni, note ai testi / introduzione di Carlo Dionisotti ; testo latino con traduzione e note a cura di Giovanni Orlandi. [2 vols, complete set ]
- Author
- Manuzio, A. ; Dionisotti, C. ; Orlandi, G. [editor, translator]
- Format/Binding
- 2 volumes, plain wrappers, 4to, 34 cm
- Book Condition
- Used - Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on the verso of the front free endpaper in each volume, spine of Volume I a trifle bum
- Edition
- Limited edition of 850 copies of which 250 were not for sale
- Publisher
- Milano : Il polifilo [1975]
- Date Published
- Milano : Il polifilo [1975]
- Pages
- xlix, 192, [2] pp plates + [193]-415, [3] pp
- Keywords
- Manuzio, Aldo 1449 or 1450-1515. Orlandi, Giovanni [editor, translator]Prefaces Printers Italy Venice 15th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Printing History (General);
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
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