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Osteria : Kulturgeschichtlicher Führer durch Italiens Schenken vom Verona bis Capri. Von Hans Barth~Rom
by Barth, Hans
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Alfred, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1908. Octavo (18 x 11.5 cm.), xv, 229, [26] pages. Index. Advertisements. Text in German. FIRST EDITION. An important work of early appreciation of Italian food and wine, by the German author and journalist Hans Barth who had moved to Rome as the correspondent for the Berlner Tageblatt. Barth visits the restaurants, winemakers and cantinas of Italy. The work was published in Italian the following year. Fine, with original illustrated wrappers bound-in. In later cloth binding, decorated paper-covered boards over light brown cloth; gilt-titled blue morocco spine label.
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- Bookseller
- Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7729
- Title
- Osteria : Kulturgeschichtlicher Führer durch Italiens Schenken vom Verona bis Capri. Von Hans Barth~Rom
- Author
- Barth, Hans
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Julius Hoffmann Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- restuarants, italian cuisine, restaurant guide, italian wine
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About the Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink
Biblio member since 2006
Alfred, Maine
About Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink
Rabelais is always serving up fine books about food, drink, farming and gardening. We carry a sizable stock of rare books, alongside prints, photographs and ephemera, all concerned with the pleasures of the senses.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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