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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream; The Entire Text Translated for the First Time into English with the Original Woodcut Illustrations
by Colonna, Francesco; Translated by Joscelyn Godwin
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0500511047
- ISBN 13
- 9780500511046
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1999 First Printing in dust jacket, Fine in Fine, no remainder or other markings, a pristine unread copy; 8vo; (xix) 475pp indexed & fully illus. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.
Synopsis
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (from Greek hypnos, ‘sleep’, eros, ‘love’, and mache, ‘fight’), called in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream, is a romance by Francesco Colonna and a famous example of early printing.
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- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33221
- Title
- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream; The Entire Text Translated for the First Time into English with the Original Woodcut Illustrations
- Author
- Colonna, Francesco; Translated by Joscelyn Godwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500511047
- ISBN 13
- 9780500511046
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Colonna, Francesco; Translated by Joscelyn Godwin Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream; The Entire Text Translated for the First Time into English with the Original Woodcut Illus
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