Dante's Divine Comedy 1491: Inferno Purgatory Paradise INCUNABLE 1400s VERY RARE

Description: Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia. Vinegia, Petrus de Piasiis, 18th November 1491. THE 12TH OVERALL EDITION OF DANTE. A DEFECTIVE COPY OF THIS SCARCE INCUNABLE, PRINTED IN 1491. ------------------- The 12th edition of Dante's Divine Comedy according to Goff's bibliography of incunabula following the first in 1472, thus one of the earliest obtainable editions of Dante, printed within 20 years of the unobtainable first edition. Incunable editions of Dante are very rare to the market, and practically unheard of under £10,000. This is a defective copy, lacking many leaves, etc, and priced very competitively accordingly. ------------------- Size: 225 x 320 mm (approx.) Condition: 199ff of 310ff, lacking many leaves, but an exceedingly scarce incunable copy of Dante nonetheless with beautiful typography throughout. Later full vellum, spine circa the late 16th century to early/mid 17th century, 'Dante 1491' written in manuscript at head of spine, vellum backed boards probably a little later, c.1750. Binding rubbed with some losses but generally very presentable indeed, particularly on the shelf. The leaves are disbound from the binding, backstrip separated from page block. The leaves are generally very presentable with some occasional marginal dampstaining/foxing as typical, but are largely bright and attractive. Some contemporary to near contemporary marginalia in places. About WoodPaz Books: WoodPaz Books is an online antiquarian and rare book shop dedicated to great customer service and secure eco-friendly packaging. We know how frustrating it is to receive a book in sub-standard packaging, especially an expensive one! That's why every single one of our books is sent generously wrapped in bio-degradable bubblewrap housed in a sturdy cardboard box, irrespective of price. We mostly use Royal Mail, but occasionally use other providers for heavy orders, or orders for more than £2,500. Our books are stored in a temperature and humidity controlled environment in a smoke and pet free space, handled with the utmost care and attention. We really do strive for the accuracy of our descriptions and condition reports in each listing. We aim to mention all of the main areas of the condition: the spine, hinges, joints, boards, page edges, page block, etc. We are highly knowledgeable on books and love talking about them! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. If you have any issues with any aspect of your order, please contact us first before leaving feedback and we will endeavour to rectify any issues. Our return rate is less than 1%, and many book-lovers swear by us as their source for luxury books. Thank you for considering us! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *We do not make any profit from the postage charge, this covers the cost of postage, insurance, and packaging. **International postage fees are entirely calculated by eBay's Global Shipping Program and are independent from us. Any fees resulting from the import/export of products purchased from WoodPaz Books Ltd are entirely the responsibility of the buyer. We are able to arrange a direct postage quote outside of eBay's GSP should you wish, just contact us prior to payment and we can arrange this which occasionally works out to be cheaper. [EORI Number: GB030632560000] ***We can combine postage/shipping when multiple listings/auctions are bought/won. This should be done automatically if they're all added to your eBay basket. However, if this doesn't happen contact us prior to payment and we can manually combine the postage for you. After payment has been made we are unable to make these changes for international orders - for UK orders we can usually combine this after payment has been made and refund the difference in postage costs. ****Most orders are dispatched the same day for collection the following day. Once orders are paid for we are unable to hold on to them and they will be sent to the address provided to us. As standard we allow up to 4 days for payment prior to cancellation. If you require longer for payment, please contact us in the first opportunity and we may be able to arrange for longer. WoodPaz Books LtdUK Registered Company Number: 15013487VAT Number: GB440816703 Registered Office Address:69a Barton Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5PY, United Kingdom. Books are housed and posted from an address in Herefordshire, UK.

Price: 3200 GBP

Location: Tewkesbury

End Time: 2024-10-21T10:43:09.000Z

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