first edition
1950 · Vatican
by Nogara, Bartolomeo (Introduction)
Vatican: Polyglot Vatican Press, 1950. First edition. vg. Elephant folio. [20], 32 loose plates (in 31 sheets), as issued. Original natural linen portfolio embossed with the Vatican arms. Title-page in red and black lettering. First edition of this monumental work compiling 32 stunning window-matted and tissue-guarded color plates showing details from Raphael's somptuous frescoes in the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura. Each plate is embossed with the Vatican arms on mat. Some age-wear on portfolio with age-toning and light damp-staining on covers, and closed tears along joints. Text in English. Portfolio in overall fair, interior in very good to near (truncated)