Lot N. 307
Poesie in Dialetto Milanese di Carlo Porta
Rare and elegant volume of Poesie in Dialetto Milanese by Carlo Porta, a celebrated figure of 19th-century vernacular literature. The work stands as an important testament to the culture and irony of Milan in its time.
Edition details:
Publisher / Point of sale: Sold at the Viscontini e Compagno Bookshop, Contrada dei Fiori Chiari No. 1915.
Iconographic apparatus: The volume is enhanced by an illustrated frontispiece depicting a popular character with a mandolin, and a copper-engraved vignette on the title page showing a cherub with a cornucopia.
Physical description:
Binding: Fine contemporary full leather (or morocco) binding in an orange/red tone.
Decoration: The spine is richly ornamented with gilt floral tooling, gold-stamped titles on a dark leather label, and blind-tooled frames.