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About This Item
London: Presso C. Corrall A Spesi di G. Pickering.,, 1822. A charming miniature Petrarch (in the original Italian), attractively bound, and finely printed by Pickering as part of his Diamond Classics series of miniature books, featuring the great writers. Miniature, vicesimo-quarto (24mo) (88 x 44 mm). Contemporary dark green morocco, spine lettered in gilt, red endpapers, gilt edges. Portrait frontispiece and engraved title page. Very light rubbing at extremities, yet an excellent copy, binding tight with little wear, light toning to frontispiece and title page but thereafter contents clean. Keynes, Pickering Checklist, p. 84.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137767
- Title
- Le Rime.
- Author
- PETRARCA, Francesco
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: Presso C. Corrall A Spesi di G. Pickering.,
- Date Published
- 1822
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
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