Joanne De Mandavilla Qual Tratta Delle Piu Maravegliose Cose E Piu Notabile Che Si Trovino E Come

by John Mandeville Fl 14th C

$20,000 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

A rare Italian edition of John Mandeville’s “Travels”. The first Italian edition appeared in 1480 at Milan. An unsophisticated copy bound in its original carta rustica binding soiled, surface wear, small losses at head of spine and small defect at foot. Contents shaken, title soiled, mild damp-staining and soiling to the text, very slim worm-trail in lower margin of some gatherings, just entering the text in a few places. Title

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