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Dei sepolcri. Carme
by Foscolo, Ugo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (original paper wrapper is very soiled, marbled boards are moderately edgeworn; spine cloth slightly foxed at top and bottom
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Montagnola: Officina Bodini, 1924. Hardcover. VG- (original paper wrapper is very soiled, marbled boards are moderately edgeworn; spine cloth slightly foxed at top and bottom. A superb copy overall.). Vellum-backed marbled paper-covered boards with linen spine with gilt embossed title. (24) pp, no illustrations. 10 x 14. (24) pages. Vellum-backed Putois marbled paper boards. Light tip and edge wear to boards; small bookplate. Very good. One of 225. Text in printed in Bodoni Casale 20 pt. Roman on Fabriano handmade paper. Early 19th c. Italian poem on the deplorable condition of a cemetery in Verona. The ninth publication of the press, produced in November 1924. Rear pastedown bears a stamp indicating "Made and printed in Switzerland.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 179479
- Title
- Dei sepolcri. Carme
- Author
- Foscolo, Ugo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (original paper wrapper is very soiled, marbled boards are moderately edgeworn; spine cloth slightly foxed at top and bottom
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Officina Bodini
- Place of Publication
- Montagnola
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Literature Young and Old ; Poetry - Italian ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Marbled boards
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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