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Galleria Storica dell'Italia Contenente in Cento Intagli Miniati i Fatti Piu Notabili Avvenuti nel Corso di X Secoli Illustrati di Descrizioni e Notizie (Two Volumes)
by Cesare Sabattini
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Firenza, Italia: David Passigli, 1856-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Matching two volume set featuring 0riginal brown leather boards (10" x 13.5" with gilt designs on cover and gilt lettering and designs with four raised bands along side. Front board detached and spine loose from Vol. I; Front board and spine detached from binding; moderate rubbing along edges. Bindings secure. Contents clean and unmarked with a few loose pages at front of Vol. I. 1191pp. featuring 100 full page hand colored engravings of characters and events from Italy's history. All are clean and unmarked with not chips or tears. A few show minor foxing along edge not impacting plate. Published in 1856. A true treasure. Lanquage: Italian. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029725
- Title
- Galleria Storica dell'Italia Contenente in Cento Intagli Miniati i Fatti Piu Notabili Avvenuti nel Corso di X Secoli Illustrati di Descrizioni e Notizie (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Cesare Sabattini
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David Passigli
- Place of Publication
- Firenza, Italia
- Date Published
- 1856-01-01
- Weight
- 3.44 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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