Firenze: G. Barbera, 1891. Half Leather. Very Good. A book of poetry, written in Italian. Off-white leather corners and spine, marbled boards, gilt titling on red spine label, gilt bands and decoration on spine, tiny bookseller's plate inside front cover, owner's name in ink on end paper (dated 1893), black and white frontispiece with tissue-guard, preface by C. Guasti, 659 pages. Marbled boards have relatively minor edge wear, end papers, frontispiece and tissue-guard, and title page have light foxing spots, interior of book is clean and tight, cover colour is bright. This is a most attractive little book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" Tall

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Bookseller: Black Sheep Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016367
Title: La Gerusalemme Liberata
Author: Tasso, Torquato
Format/Binding: Half Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. Barbera
Place of Publication: Firenze
Date Published: 1891
Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, POETRY, ITALY, NON ENGLISH, MINIATURE BOOK,
Bookseller catalogs: Non-English / Other Languages; Poetry; Antiquarian;

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Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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...
Marbled boards: ...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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....
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...