Umbria: A Tour Through Its History, Landscape, Architecture, Food And Wine
by Ross, Ian Campbell
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good -/No Jacket as Issued
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
England: Penguin Books, 1996. 430pp. Index. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but beginning to yellow with age. Binding is cracked but pages are still secure. A few pages lightly dogeared. Outer page edges are slightlys cuffed/lightly finger soiled. Covers are lightly scuffed with moderate creasing to corners. shelfwear (light bumping/light nicking to edges, corners rubbed). This is not a remainder or ex-library. No previous owner markings. Author tells the story from the days of the ancient Umbri, to the unification of Italy and the turmoil and transformation of the region in our own century. History and travel guide - provides an evocative narrative and a mouth-watering account of the local food and wine. With gazetteer of what to see in the cities, hill-towns and mountain and lakeside villages of one of Italy's most beautiful regions. Nice reading copy. . First Thus, Collectible. Quality trade Paperback. Good -/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003951
- Title
- Umbria: A Tour Through Its History, Landscape, Architecture, Food And Wine
- Author
- Ross, Ian Campbell
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Thus, Collectible
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- England
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Umbria Travel World History
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Travel; History - Europe;
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