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DANTE (Alighieri)

Divina Commedia, edited by Piero da Figino, Venice: Bernardino Benali & Matthio [Capcasa] da Parma, 1491, folio, 3 full page woodcuts, numerous small woodcuts in the text, lacking the first three Cantos of Inferno and two lines of Canto IV (i.e. all before d1, f.XXV), small intermittent brown stain to top margin area, some handling/finger stains, but generally good, final leaf L8 [p.CCLXXXXII], overleaf with early MS notes in Italia; in late 18th century calf, early text missing portion made up with blank leaves, and previous owner's bibliographic notes to 2pp. at the start



First leaf present is d1 (f.XXV); then gathered in 8s till signature B1-6 (end of Purgatorio). Then in 8s till K1-6 (f.CCLXXXIIII). Final leaf is L8 (text). No colophon at end.
Page size is 291mm high x about 200mm wide

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