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La Divina Commedia di Dante
by Alighieri, Dante
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Milano: G. Gnocchi. Printed by Fratelli Salmin of Padoua, 1878. First edition thus. Near Fine. First edition of what has become known as "Dantino," one of the smallest books printed in movable type and one of the most renowned miniature books. Near Fine. Finely bound in vellum elaborately stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, looped string straps with one clasp post lacking.
The printing process was arduous, in part because of the minuscule 2-point Didot type (so-called "flies' eye" type), "thought to be the smallest ever employed," and "said to have injured the eyesight of both the compositor and the corrector." Because only 30 pages could be printed in a month, the work took many years to complete. The project was begun in 1850 by Giacomo Gnocchi, but the work was abandoned. Resumed in 1873 by his son Giovanni, the edition was completed at the Printing Works 'Alla Minerva' in Padua overseen by Gaetano Gianuzzi and completed on 9 June 1878. After "1,000 copies were printed and the type was destroyed."(Welsh 2168). Spielmann 114.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942143
- Title
- La Divina Commedia di Dante
- Author
- Alighieri, Dante
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- G. Gnocchi. Printed by Fratelli Salmin of Padoua
- Place of Publication
- Milano
- Date Published
- 1878
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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