La Corona Estense

AUCTION 1 | Thursday, November 14th, 1996 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art

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Lot 187

(ITALY). BASSANI, ISRAEL BENJAMIN.

La Corona Estense

14 Hebrew sonnets with translation into Italian verse on facing pages, each page with initial letter within engraved historiated surround and with fine engraved tail-piece vignette all PRINTED IN BLUE, engraved vignette on title Each leaf laid to size, trace stained, modern marbled boards, folio Zedner 79; JE, II 585

Venice: G. Zerletti 1753

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $600

Dedicatory volume of poetry by one of the most esteemed Jewish poets of the day, presented to Francesco III, Duke of Modena upon the birth of a son