Search results for: 'TASSO, Torquato'
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TASSO, Torquato. Godfrey of Bulloigne, or Jerusalem Delivered.London : 1817
First edition thus, one of 50 large paper copies. A highly appealing edition printed by the excellent Thomas Bensley and with delightful wood-engravings, perhaps by Bewick's pupil Henry White, after designs by John Thurston. Fairfax's translation was originally published in 1600; the first English translation of Tasso's poetical account of the first... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 121168
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TASSO, Torquato. Le sette giornate del mondo creato.Viterbo : 1607
First edition of the complete poem; the first two Giornata were published separately in Venice in 1600. The dedicatory letter of the editor, Angelo Ingegnari, is dated 1 September 1607 at Rome. Some copies apparently lack the preface and final errata leaf, both present in this copy. Tasso's posthumously published poem, a retelling in blank verse of... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 130574
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COLLINS, J. A Turkish Mosque lighted after the Mahometan Manner where Aladine the Emperor is seated on a Throne Surrounded by his Divan1759
Drawn from Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered by J Collins (c.1725-1758/9), engraved by Antony Walker (1726-1765), and published by Collins's wife Elizabeth Jane after his death. Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) was an Italian poet, author of Aminta, Rinaldo and Armida published in 1562, and Gerusalemme Liberata, finished in 1575. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 58612
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NECKWEAR. Antonio Apostolo & Co., Milano. - illustrated catalogue of ties, cravats and scarves &c.Milan : 1931
A spectacular and notably scarce illustrated catalogue of luxury neckwear, with no other copies of the present or any subsequent issues traced. Superbly realised by Milanese art printers Pizio e Pizzi, this stylish work illustrates an extensive range of ties, cravats, pocket squares, and mufflers, all in vibrant colours on a gold ground.
The... Learn More£850.00Stock Code: 139212
