De Aetna liber. Der Aetna.

One of 125 copies of this beautifully produced edition of Pietro Bembo’s text of literary and historical significance. Description: Quarter green morocco over grey paper boards, with press device in gilt to upper board and gilt title to spine, housed in publisher’s slipcase. Octavo: 24 × 16 cm; pp. 169, [2]. With two illustrations, typeset in Griffo (Latin) and Bembo (German), printed on Cernobbio paper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Text bilingual: Latin-German. Inserted: Loosely laid in is the publisher’s prospectus. Condition: A few minor marks to boards and slipcase, otherwise a very fine copy.