The Vita Nuova or New Life of Dante Alighieri
by Alighieri, Dante (Translated by Frances De Mey) (Decorated Borders by Christopher Dean)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Item Price
$125.00
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About This Item
London, UK: George Bell and Sons, 1902. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 131pp; Red Half Leather (Suede) with gilt titling to spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, a few nicks to suede on rear board, gift inscr. to flyleaf, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Antique finely bound edition of Dante Alighieri's The Vita Nuova or New Life. Translated by Frances De Mey. Decorated borders by Christopher Dean.
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- Bookseller
- Book Happy Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016671
- Title
- The Vita Nuova or New Life of Dante Alighieri
- Author
- Alighieri, Dante (Translated by Frances De Mey) (Decorated Borders by Christopher Dean)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- literature poetry dante
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- Literature;
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...