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Le Rime
by Francesco Petrarca
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Firenze: G Barbera, 1863. Hardcover. Good. Cream vellum boards with gilt lines front and back. Spine has raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering. Spine is faded with very small stains. Boards also have light staining and small marks. Spine has cracked and been glued. Endpapers are damaged with small loss and tears. Red page edges. Binding is tight. Scattered foxing. A charming small book; 48mo 3½" - 4" tall; 511 pages; In the Italian Good 1863
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2149
- Title
- Le Rime
- Author
- Francesco Petrarca
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G Barbera
- Place of Publication
- Firenze
- Date Published
- 1863
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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. ...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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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