Aldo Martini (curator)

I Sigilli D'Oro: The Gold Seals of the Vatican Secret Archive

Franco Maria Ricci. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Wide 4to (12 x 12), black cloth with gilt titles, decorative endpapers, custom clamshell slipcase, 280pp. Limited First Edition, Numbered 872/1000 copies to the colophon. Slipcase shows minor nicks to corners and edges, book is nearly pristine condition. A collection of images of the Vatican seals. Tipped in photographic plates as well as a centerfold of glossy high quality photographs, with contextual essays by Monsignor Martino Giusti and a preface by Alessandro Pratesi. Text in Italian. An exemplary publication by the Milanese fine book publisher and esotericist Franco Mario Ricci. Near Fine.

Price: $150.00