During the summer holidays, answers may be delayed. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Davinci

LEONARDO DA VINCI: 500 YEARS LATER

500 years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is a name that still today arouses deep admiration for the genius he showed in the field of literary, pictorial and scientific arts and, above all, for the cultural heritage that he has handed down to humanity. That Leonardo da Vinci who inspired artists and thinkers, the Leonardo who in Milan frescoed the Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie, the artist who studied the ideal proportions of the human body giving life to the Vitruvian Man, the sa... Search and Buy now!

Davinci

Maremagnum videos

Il collezionista Lucio Gambetti ci parla di un altro capolavoro del Novecento: "Il giovane Holden" di J.D. Salinger. Buona visione!

Incontriamo l'esperto Maurizio Defilippi che per Maremagnum risponde a una domanda, tanto semplice all'apparenza quanto non banale. "Chi è il legatore?".

Roberto Cicala ci racconta l'avventura editoriale di Einaudi. In particolare scopriamo come la forza dei direttori editoriali abbia reso mitiche due collane: "I gettoni" diretta da Elio Vittorini e "Centopagine" diretta da Italo Calvino.

Incontriamo Velania La Mendola della casa editrice Vita&Pensiero che ci racconta la lunga e affascinante avventura della prima edizione italiana del Signore degli Anelli. Buona visione! #SignoreDegliAnelli #Tolkien #Libri

Velania La Mendola ci racconta la storia lunga un secolo della casa editrice Vita e Pensiero. Molti sono gli aneddoti e i personaggi famosi passati da qui. Qualche esempio? Agostino Gemelli, Giovanni Reale, Amintore Fanfani, Giovanni Paolo II... #editoria #vitaepensiero #anniversario

Hp

THE MAGIC WORLD OF HARRY POTTER

Launched with an initial print run of just 500 copies, Harry Potter has set in motion a phenomenon that has now reached more than 450 million copies sold and translated into 79 languages. When it comes to book collecting and evaluation, one of the questions that usually needs to be asked is "Is this a first edition?", especially if the title in question is destined to become a world-famous publishing case. Those who are in the business know this well and the professional bookseller understand... Search and Buy now!

Hp
Primaedizione

FIRST EDITIONS

In the field of books, and especially in collecting, we hear about the first edition or original edition. The term "first edition" refers to the first publication of a printed work; it is often the case that the term "editio princeps", which has the same meaning, is also used. The first editions, in most cases, and when the book becomes a successful publishing case, can reach very high prices. But how much can a first edition be worth and what are the parameters that contribute to a market es... Search and Buy now!

Primaedizione