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Al Brasile
by Lomonaco, Alfonso
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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About This Item
Milano: Società Editrice Libraria, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher. viii, 447pp. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, edges sprinkled red. Engraved title page, full page and in-text engravings, two foldout maps (Guanabara Bay and a railway chart of Rio de Janeiro, S. Paulo and Minas Geraes). A first hand travel account of Brazilian life with chapters on Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, Minas Geraes, Italian immigration to Brazil, politics, slavery, and more. Previous owner's stamp on two leaves. Light scattered foxing to leaves, minor wear to covers. A bright near fine copy. Text in Italian. ; Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35813
- Title
- Al Brasile
- Author
- Lomonaco, Alfonso
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Società Editrice Libraria
- Place of Publication
- Milano
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- non-fiction, GEOGRAPHY, ANTIQUARIAN, SOUTH AMERICA, BRAZIL, HISTORY, TRAVEL, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; General Non-Fiction; History; Travel;
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Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
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Schenectady, New York
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About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
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- Edges
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Title Page
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