The Prettiest Love Letters in the World: Letters between Lucrezia Borgia & Pietro Bembo 1503 to 1519
by Lucrezia Borgia, Pietro Bembo; translation and preface by Hugh Shankland
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879237163
- ISBN 13
- 9780879237165
- Seller
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Moraga, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1987. First U.S. edition (stated). Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Oversize, 7 1/8 x 10 1/4. Wood engravings by Richard Shirley Smith. 2L. Full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. Preceded by limited U.K. edition under the title "Messer Pietro Mio." Text in English, but with the quotations from Petrarch in Italian and English on facing pages. A nice copy. Firm binding, square spine and intact hinges. No marks. Slightest bumps to corners, creasing to spine-ends. Boards very slightly bowed. Unclipped dustjacket has a quarter-inch tear with light creasing top edge front panel, else very little wear.
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- Bookseller
- Fox & Hedgehog (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 916
- Title
- The Prettiest Love Letters in the World
- Author
- Lucrezia Borgia, Pietro Bembo; translation and preface by Hugh Shankland
- Illustrator
- Wood engravings by Richard Shirley Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First U.S. edition (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0879237163
- ISBN 13
- 9780879237165
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- Oversize, 7 1/8 x 10 1/4
- Keywords
- Renaissance Italy, 16th century letters, Borgia family
- X weight
- 26 oz
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