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La Gerusalemme Liberata
by Torquato Tasso
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Firenze: G Barbera, 1891. Vellum. Very Good. 4" by 2.6". None. A pocket sized edition fo Torquato Tasso's popular epic poem, written here in the original Italian. Torquato Tasso's popular epic poem. In the original Italian. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of Tasso. In a pocket sized format. Torquato Tasso was an Italian 16th century poet. Gerusalemme Liberata is his most famous poem. The work depicts conflict between Christians and Muslims during the end of the First Crusade. In a full vellum binding with gilt stamping to the board edges and spine. Externally, generally smart with bumping and rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spine. A few marks to the boards and spine. Loss to the spine label. Bookseller's label to front pastedown. Prior owner's inscription to recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned at edges with scattered spots throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MIN2-A-7
- Title
- La Gerusalemme Liberata
- Author
- Torquato Tasso
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G Barbera
- Place of Publication
- Firenze
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- 4" by 2.6"
- Keywords
- tasso La Gerusalemme Liberata italian poem La Gerusalemme Liberata italy torquato tasso
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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....
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