Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Arti e Scienze, Salani, Verona, 1964

SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989)
Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Arti e Scienze, Salani, Verona, 1964
the complete set of one hundred woodcuts in colours, on Japon nacre, in six volumes, with title, text and table of contents, Inferno II, Purgatorio II, Paradiso II with justification sheets, from the Ad Personam edition for Walter Fontana (there was also a standard edition of 2900 in Arabic numerals), with the additional three volumes comprised of all the plates in colours, in black and white, and a suite of progressive plates of M. & L.1069, printed by Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, and Raymond Jacquet, Paris, loose (as published), within the original paper covered boards with the title, name of the author and artist on the spine, with matching slipcases
Each portfolio: 282 x 364 mm.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 16 April 2014, lot 36.

Michler & Löpsinger 1039-1138

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