COURTS & CAMPS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Being a Mirror of the Life and Times of the Ideal Gentleman Count Baldassare Castiglione.
by Hare, Christopher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chearles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1908. 8.875" X 6.25" in dark red cloth with gilt titles. Gilding on spine has faded but titles still legible; some tiny light spots on both covers; front hinge starting to crack; wear at spine ends; owner's name in pencil on flyleaf: just GOOD. 297pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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- 001222
- Title
- COURTS & CAMPS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE Being a Mirror of the Life and Times of the Ideal Gentleman Count Baldassare Castiglione.
- Author
- Hare, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chearles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Date Published
- 1908
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- History; Biography & Memoir;
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- Hinge
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