Dante Alighieri, and others. Sonetti e Canzoni di diversi antichi

Dante Alighieri, and others. Sonetti e Canzoni di diversi antichi autori Toscani in dieci libri raccolte, first edition, collation: AA4, a-s8, t4 complete, woodcut device on title repeated on verso of final leaf, some foxing, later half vellum over marbled boards, spine gilt, 8vo (162 x 100mm.), Florence, heirs of Filippo Giunta, 1527. *** The rare first appearance of Dante’s Vita nova, included in this remarkable collection known as the ‘Giuntina di rime antiche’, the first anthology in print which contains Dante’s Canzoniere along with lyrics composed by poets of the Dolce Stil Novo tradition: Tuscan authors, works from the Sicilian and Bolognese Schools. Edited by Bardo di Antonio Segni, member of a distinguished Florentine family, this anthology is an authentic monument to Italian vernacular poetry. The first four books of this edition are entirely devoted to Dante, and contain, for the first time, his complete poems apart from the Commedia, including the text of Vita Nuova, which was only published in its complete form in 1576. Literature: Adams T1213; STC Italian 687; Gamba 206; EDIT 16 CNCE 28787.

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