[Rarebooks] FS: 1551 Orlando Furioso

[Kaaterskill Books]

We offer for Sale:

Ariosto, Lodovico. ORLANDO FURIOSO. ... ORNATO DI VARIE FIGURE, CON 
ALCUNE STANZE. ET CINQUE CANTI D'VN NUOUO LIBRO DEL MEDESIMO 
NUOUAMENTE  AGGIUNTI, & RICORRETTI. CON ALCUNE ALLEGORIE. & NEL FINE 
UNA BREUE ESPOSITIONE, ET  TAVOLA DI TUTTO QUELLO, CHE NELL' OPERA SI 
CONTIENE. In Vinegia [Venice]: Appresso Gabriel  Giolito de Ferrari, 
1551. 276 leaves. 8vo. (17x10.8 cm). Grasse I, p. 198. British Lib. 
Italian STC, p. 39. Agnelli & Ravegnani I, p. 87. Melzi 85. Gamba 53. 
Bongi p. 338.

Contemporary gold-tooled Italian goatskin, boards paneled  in gilt 
and blind with central gold-tooled lozenge, spine with three raised 
bands, panels ruled in gilt and blind with  central florets.  Three 
parts in one with continuous foliation. Main title page with title in 
architectural woodcut  border incorporating printer's device. 'Cinqve 
cant di vn nvovo libro di M. Lvdovico Ariosto' and  'Espositione di 
tvtti i vocaboli ... raccolte da M. Lodovico Dolce' have separate 
title pages with  woodcut devices, last leaf with large woodcut 
device. Woodcut portrait of Ariosto facing third title page. 
Historiated initials. 52 woodcut illustrations. Printed in double 
columns except for part 3. A  scarcer edition from among the many 
printed by Giolito. Includes the additional five cantos in the 
second part. The third part contains Lodovico Dolce's commentary and 
vocabulary.

Boards rubbed, spine restored, a few worm holes remaining, end leaves 
renewed, free front endpaper lacking, rear endpaper chipped, lower 
margin of title restored, some staining and soiling but most leaves 
quite clean, tiny chip to lower fore-corner at P8 and tear at T5. A 
nice copy.    [32176]  $2850.00

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Kaaterskill Books
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