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Quinto Curzio,

De rebus gestis Alexandri magni regis Macedonum, 1507

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€ 900 - 1.200

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Information

Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1507. In 8°. Text in italics, spaces for initials with guide letters, slight marginal foxing, binding from a later period in half leather with dry impressions, title in gold within a 3-ring spine gusset, some light signs of wear

Specialist Notes

First work that Luca della Robbia edited for Giunta, after having replaced the first editor Benedetto Riccardini. It is an elegant edition printed in Florence by Filippo Giunta of the text by Quinto Curzio Rufus, dedicated to the deeds of Alexander the Great with a preface by Luca della Robbia to Alessandro Acciaioli with an enclosed poem by Pietro Bargetami.

Condition report

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