Armand, Alfred. LES MÉDAILLEURS ITALIENS DES QUINZIÈME ET SEIZIÈME SIÈCLES. Deuxième édition, revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée. Paris: Plon, 1883–1887. Three volumes, complete. Tall 8vo [29 by 19 cm], somewhat later matching red quarter morocco, gilt, with marbled sides; spines with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; silk markers; top page edges gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. (6), xviii, (2), 308 + (4), 368 + (4), vii, (1), 356 pages. Untrimmed. Slight shelf rubbing, else a fine set. One of fifty copies printed on papier de Hollande, of which this is No. 15. An exceptional, visually impressive set, substantially larger than usually seen, untrimmed and finely bound. Clain-Stefanelli 14254*. Modesti 130: "A tutt'oggi è opera di riferimento imprescindibile per qualsiasi studioso. Le geniali intuizioni dell'autore ed i suoi giudizi critici rimangono, per la maggior parte dei casi, ancora validi."
Price realized | 650 USD |
Starting price | 500 USD |
Estimate | 750 USD |