Stories From The Italian Poets: With Lives Of The Writers [in Two Volumes, Complete]
by Hunt, Leigh
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall. Poor. 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Both volumes have considerable wear to the spines. Vol. 1: book is cocked. Inner hinges are cracked. Spine backstrip has two loose flaps. Vol. 2: covers are detached, separate from each other, but present. Spine backstrip is missing the upper end, has a loose flap, and is attached to the front cover. ; Two volumes, complete. Volume 1: Dante and Pulci. Volume 2: Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso. .
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- Bookseller
- Willis Monie Books - ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 358354
- Title
- Stories From The Italian Poets: With Lives Of The Writers [in Two Volumes, Complete]
- Author
- Hunt, Leigh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- English Literature, Italian Literature, Poetry, Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Dante Alighieri
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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About the Seller
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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Cooperstown, New York
About Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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,...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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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