A Treasury of ITALIAN FOLKLORE AND HUMOR,
by Henry D Spalding
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Jacket edges have chips and tears, and sunning to spine. GOOD book in FAIR unclipped dust jacket
- Seller
-
McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, New York - 1980 hardcover, 6½" x 9½" (16½cms x 24cms), with dust jacket Jacket edges have chips and tears, and sunning to spine. GOOD book in FAIR unclipped dust jacket This entertaining collection of anecdotes, short stories, play excerpts, jokes, quips, and proverbs is the first book to seriously study the 2,500 years of Italian wit and humor. What the reader will find here is the humorous and folkloristic literature of Italy that stems from Italian sources and is part and parcel of the inimitable Italian personality. Literally hundred of characters come alive in these pages- from the jesters of the Renaissance to the political big shots of today.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42479
- Title
- A Treasury of ITALIAN FOLKLORE AND HUMOR,
- Author
- Henry D Spalding
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 6½" x 9½" (16½cms x 24cms), with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Jacket edges have chips and tears, and sunning to spine. GOOD book in FAIR unclipped dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, New York -
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 340 pages
- Keywords
- Italian Humor Humour Folklore Personality
Terms of Sale
Pegasus Book Orphanage
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
Pegasus Book Orphanage
Biblio member since 2016
McCrae, Victoria
About Pegasus Book Orphanage
On-line bookstore operating for 20+ years.
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