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Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino
by Collodi, Carlo
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Milano: Mursia, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Mazzanti, Enrico. I Grandi Libri d'Oro n. 1. Limited edition. Follows the original edition published by Paggi. 234pp. Red cloth stamped in black, green and gold on the front panel and the spine panel, and in black on the rear panel. All edges gilt, blue endpapers. B&w in-text Illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti. A gorgeous fine copy in near fine acetate dustwrapper with a short closed tear. Retains the wraparound band with the blurb "Edizione del centenario". Comes in dark grey slipcase also in fine condition. Text in Italian. ; Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37245
- Title
- Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino
- Author
- Collodi, Carlo
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Mazzanti, Enrico
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mursia
- Place of Publication
- Milano
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- FICTION, LITERATURE, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, Young Adults, DECORATED BINDINGS, FINE BINDINGS, CLASSICS, FANTASY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Literature; Children and Young Adults;
Terms of Sale
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
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About the Seller
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Biblio member since 2008
Schenectady, New York
About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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