Davis & Orioli (London)

(21.5 cm), 52 pp., [2] leaves of plates (inserted after pp.16, 36), text illustrations. 181 items; priced. Self-wrappers. - An advertisement on the wrapper states “We have recently acquired a series of nineteen illustrations of the Divina Commedia of the late 15th or early 16th century… We do not anticipate publishing another catalogue for some time, therefore if anyone is interested would they kindly write us for further details”. The drawings were published by Lamberto Donati, “Commento ad una serie di disegni del XVI secolo illustranti la Divina Commedia” in La Bibliofilía, volume 65 (1963) pp.151-188; they were acquired by H.P. Kraus, and presented to the Pierpont Morgan Library in 1966 (Acc. no. 1966.12:1-20). ¶ Fine copy.