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A View of Society and Manners in Italy
by John Moore, M.D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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San Diego, California, United States
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About This Item
SCARCE 1781 edition of this 18th century study of Italy, volume one of this travel memoir written by the author as he was travelling with the 8th Duke of Hamilton from 1772 to 1776. In publisher's original full calf leather with gilt decorating to spine and black label lettered in gilt on spine. Clean, unmarked, bright pages (little to no tanning). Binding very good, all pages intact. Leather corners bumped; spine wear on crown and heel, and piece of leather missing from mid-spine area. Volume 1 only (2 volumes in complete set). Prev. owner signature, dated 1760. Additional photos upon (email) request. For shipping, book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a clean box. We ship internationally.
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- Bookseller
- Redeemed Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2024JM20fifth1781
- Title
- A View of Society and Manners in Italy
- Author
- John Moore, M.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, leather, calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition, corrected
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Strahan and T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1781
- Pages
- 520
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Italy, travel memoirs, Italian culture, history, Art, 18th century
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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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