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1st Antiquarian Bookfair "Libri Antichi e di Pregio a Milano"
- May 22nd-25th 2008,
Salone dei Tessuti, Via San Gregorio 29, Milan, Italy.
The Libreria Gozzini  will be  present with a stand. You can look our catalogue for th Bookfair here Link
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Artelibro Festival del Libro d'Arte 2007 (Artelibro - Festival of the Art Book)  has been enriched with a section dedicated to antique and  "collection" books. It is located within the splendid place of the Museo Civico Archeologico.  It hosted the exclusive participation of ALAI (Italian Association of Antiquarian Booksellers), affiliated to ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers). The exhibition - from September 20  to 24, 2007 -  was a full success.

 History
It is one of the most ancient florentine bookshop. It was set up by Oreste Gozzini in 1850, initially  in Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square). In 1887 it had a branch in Rome, 44, Sant'Ignazio street (via Sant'Ignazio). Thereafter, following several relocations, in 1959 it finally resettled in via Ricasoli, in front of the Gallery of the David of Michelangelo. The present furnishing are those of 1959 and were realized at the time of transfer in the actual premises. The bookshop occupies three floors.

Curiosities
Among the Gozzini Bookshop-goers and clients stand out personalities who toke part in the  life, the culture, and the history of Italy, like Benedetto Croce, Luigi Einaudi, Giovanni Papini, and Giovanni Spadolini.

lgA pathway across art, history, and science
The Antiquarian Bookshop is free entrance. It consists of 23 rooms, some of which have  vaulted celings, arranged on three floors, surrounding a large garden. It hosts more than 150.000 volumes of value (over 2 km of books), ranging from XVth century works, up to XIXth century and contemporary literature. Going through the rooms is like traveling through time. The bookshelves are crammed with thousands of tomes, each with its multicoloured title printed on the rib.
The great works, whether they be poems, romances, or artistic books of the Italian as well as of foreign literature, can be found next to treaties of Geography, Chemistry, manuals, essays, Architecture, Music, Science, Poetry, or whatelse can attract the attention of researchers, enquiring bibliophiles or just book-lovers. FrecciaFollowsFreccia 1


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Pontificale Romanum.

[Edito a cura di Augustinus Patritius e Johannes Burchardus]. Roma, Stephan Planck, 20 dicembre 1485.

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Dell'historia naturale di Ferrante Imperato napolitano. Libri XXVIII. Nella quale ordinatamente si tratta della diversa condition di miniere, e pietre. Con alcune historie di piante, & animali, fin'hora non date in luce. Con privilegio.

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