I Promessi Spossi (The Betrothed). The 1844 translation revised and with an introduction by Ronald H. Boothroyd. Illustrated with the designs of Francesco Gonin engraved for this edition by Bruno Bramanti. Verona: The Limited Editions Club, 1951.
One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by the engraver and the printer. This being copy no. 540.
Octavo. [ii, blank], [xiv], 1-[677], [1, blank], [1, signed limitation page], [1, blank] pp. Publisher's quarter natural Italian linen over Italian wood-block printed paper boards, gold-stamped gray linen label to spine, top edge stained gray. A fine copy with original dust jacket and slipcase. Touch of soiling to jacket, but still good. Some edgewear to slipcase, but still solid.
Newman & Wiche, 217.
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3960
$
75