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Examen Vanitatis Doctrinae Gentivm

by Giovanni Francesco Pico Della Mirandola

$12,500 · Offered by Heritage Book Shop

First edition

Mirandola: Giov. Mazzochi, 1520. First edition. Folio 11 15/16 x 8 5/16 inches; 303 x 211 mm . 6 , 208 leaves.Full marbled calf. Boards tooled in gilt. With gilt central device with the coat of arms of Pope Pius VI. Spine with two morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Edges dyed blue. Floral endpapers. With a tiny hole repaired in the final leaf. Otherwise an exceptionally clean copy.Provenance:

  • Binding: Leather

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