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Bellissima: Feminine Beauty and the Idea of Italy
by Gundle, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0300123876
- ISBN 13
- 9780300123876
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Yale University Press, 2007-09-18. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x7x1. Presumed first: full number line. Hardbound book in very good condition but for a 1" faint pale stain on front board, and normal shelfwear to base of spine. Otherwise black boards are straight with bright gilt lettering on spine, and text block is crisp, immaculate, sharp cornered. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar has a small imperfection corresponding to the front board stain, and mild wear at edges; otherwise clean and crisp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPgundB
- Title
- Bellissima: Feminine Beauty and the Idea of Italy
- Author
- Gundle, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0300123876
- ISBN 13
- 9780300123876
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 2007-09-18
- Size
- 9x7x1
- X weight
- 37 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
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