Lot N. 15
Ludovico Ariosto
Orlando Furioso di M. Lodovico Ariosto, tutto ricorretto, et di nuove figure adornato
In Venetia: appresso Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1572. In-4° (260x190 mm). pp. 23-558. The title page with the author's portrait is missing, the initial (cross8, A8, B1-3) and final (nu8) issues; Furthermore, c. is missing. M7 (torn) and some boards. There are 33 full-page engravings (of 51) by Dosso Dossi. To c. l3r with its own title page: I cinque canti di M. Lodovico Ariosto, i quali seguono la materia del Furioso ... Con gli argomenti in rima, et discorsi di M. Luigi Grotta d' Adria ... - In Venetia : appresso Vincenzo Valgrisi. Friezes, figurative initials, frames, friezes, and woodcut vignettes, with the subject of the cantos within a decorative woodcut cartouche. Hardback with a calligraphic title on the spine.
This copy is incomplete and has obvious defects (restorations, foxing, stains, tears, etc.).
This copy is incomplete and has obvious defects (restorations, foxing, stains, tears, etc.).
EDIT16 CNCE 2775.