The Book of the Courtier (Everyman's Library No 807)
by Castiglione, Baldassare; Translated by Sir Thomas Hoby
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1959. 12mo [approx 12.7x18.7cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ spine is age-toned with some rubbing to spine ends and edges. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. xvi, 324 pages. Introduction by W.H.D. Rouse. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB316466
- Title
- The Book of the Courtier (Everyman's Library No 807)
- Author
- Castiglione, Baldassare; Translated by Sir Thomas Hoby
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- history-europe;
Terms of Sale
Adelaide Booksellers
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About the Seller
Adelaide Booksellers
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia
About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.