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Godfrey of Bulloigne, or, Jerusalem Delivered
by Tasso, Torquato ; Translated by Edward Fairfax, Edited by Robert Aris Willmott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Co. 1858. 8vo, pp. xlviii, 445, (ii adverts), b/w frontis, b/w plates, award plate, few minor foxing spots prelims., all edges gilt, original gilt decorated cloth bds., spine split at rear joint, head and tail spine frayed, rubbed, corners bumped otherwise very good condition Work of the sixteenth century Italian poet giving an account of the combat between Muslims and Christians during the siege of Jerusalem, First Crusade. Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56702
- Title
- Godfrey of Bulloigne, or, Jerusalem Delivered
- Author
- Tasso, Torquato ; Translated by Edward Fairfax, Edited by Robert Aris Willmott
- Illustrator
- Corbould [Illus.]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- Crusades, Italian, Jerusalem, Middle East, Poetry, Religion
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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