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Manzoni, Alessandro

Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed. Milanese history of the seventeenth century [...]. Story of the infamous unedited column., 1840

Estimate

€ 500 - 800

Sold

€ 896

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Information

Milan, Guglielmini and Redaelli, 1840. In 4°. mm. 280 x 180. Woodcut frontispiece and vignette on the title page, text framed by a double fillet frame, 450 wood engravings in the text by Francesco Gonin, scattered reddenings and foxings,  Elaborate binding in brown morocco, of the time with frames of gold fillets on the plates, at the corners festoons in relief in the center of the plate the initials "FBM" in gold, spine with 4 raised bands in  calfskin, with author and title, in gold and decorations  reliefs, some peeling, worn corners and with slight defects. On the counter-plate piece of "Santo Ricchini".


Specialist Notes

PRIMA EDIZ IONE I SHOWN and prima defin itigoes after the famous “risci water in Arno”. The numerous illustrazi oni in the text were di< /span>marked by Francesco Gonin, Paolo and Luigi Riccardi, and Massimo D'Azeglio under the supervisione del Manzoni. The work has in appendi< /span>there inedi< /span>ta
Storia of Column Infame, iintroduced by a propertyia antiport.

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