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Lot 258: VERDIZOTTI, Giovanni Mario (1525-1600). Dell'Aspramonte poema heroico. Venice: Guerra

Est: $800 USD - $1,200 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJune 27, 2006

Item Overview

Description

VERDIZOTTI, Giovanni Mario (1525-1600). Dell'Aspramonte poema heroico. Venice: Guerra, 1594.

4 o (212 x 154 mm). Title within historiated woodcut border with a small view of Venice, woodcut illustration in text. Venetian gold-tooled reddish brown morocco over paste boards, gilt and blind fillet border around an arabesque outline design of solid and open foliate tools, some filled with pointellé tooling (light rubbing to edges and corners, light wear to spine ends). Provenance: purchased from Emil Offenbacher, 27 June 1958.

FIRST EDITON. Verdizotti is best known for his Cento Favole morali. Brunet V:1131.

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Auction Details

The History of the Book: The Cornelius J. Hauck Collection

by
Christie's
June 27, 2006, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US